— alular , adj.
/al"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. alulae /-lee'/ .
1. Also called bastard wing, spurious wing . the group of three to six small, rather stiff feathers growing on the first digit, pollex, or thumb of a bird's wing.
2. a membranous lobe at the base of each wing of a dipterous insect.
[ 1765-75; al ( a ) wing + -ula -ULE ]