alula
alula
al.u.la AHD[²l“y…-l…] DJ[6#lj*l*] KK[6#lj*l*]
n.(名词) 【复数】al.u.lae[-l¶”]
    A small joint in the middle of a bird's wing, homologous with the thumb and bearing three or four quill-like feathers.Also called bastard wing ,spurious wing
    小翼羽:鸟翅中部的小骨节,与大拇指同源,上有三四片羽毛也作 bastard wing,spurious wing
ORIGIN
New Latin [diminutive of Latin]³la [wing]
    现代拉丁语 []³la的拉丁文小后缀 [翅]
DERIVATIVES
▪al“ular AHD: [-l…r] (形容词)