bastard wing

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English[edit]

Drawing of the various parts of a bird's wing
Location of the alula on a bird's wing
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Noun[edit]

bastard wing (plural bastard wings)

  1. A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula.

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