alula
Collocations
3VERB + ALULA
copied
ALULA + NOUN
thum
PREP.
from
Definitions
noun
A small projection of three or four feathers on the first digit of the wing on some birds.
More recently, the upturned wing tips of jet aircraft mimic the "fingers" of birds' terminal primary feathers, and the slotted leading edges of aircraft wings are directly copied from the alula ("thumb" wings) in birds.
On the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.
noun
A flower, a species of Hawaiian lobelioid
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the hal
- calypter
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2More recently, the upturned wing tips of jet aircraft mimic the "fingers" of birds' terminal primary feathers, and the slotted leading edges of aircraft wings are directly copied from the alula ("thum
WiktionaryOn the wing, even the tiny “thumb feather” or alula can be seen.
Wiktionary