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bastard wing

noun

, Ornithology.


bastard wing

noun

  1. a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulna Also calledalula
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bastard wing1

First recorded in 1765–75

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