| NOUN | animal | alula, calypter | scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly |
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| animal | alula, bastard wing, spurious wing | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing |
| Meaning | scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly. | |
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| Synonym | calypter | |
| Part of | fly | two-winged insects characterized by active flight |
| Broader | squama | A protective structure resembling a scale |
| Adjectives | alular | pertaining to alulae |
| Meaning | tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing. | |
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| Synonyms | bastard wing, spurious wing | |
| Part of | wing | A movable organ for flying (one of a pair) |
| Broader | feather, plume, plumage | The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds |
| Spanish | alula | |
| Adjectives | alular | pertaining to alulae |
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