Alula \Al"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zool.)
   A false or bastard wing. See under Bastard.
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	alula
    n 1: scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the
         halter of a two-winged fly [syn: alula, calypter]
    2: tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's
       wing [syn: bastard wing, alula, spurious wing]