bastard wing

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bastard wing

noun bastard wings

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

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noun tuft of feathers

Português	álula
Français	alule
Русский	кры́лышко krýlyško, прида́точное крыло́ pridátočnoje kryló

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@misc{bastard_wing_2026,
  title = {bastard wing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bastard%20wing},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}