pullus

American  

[puhl-uhs] / ˈpʌl əs /

noun

plural

pulli

1. a young bird; a chick.

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pullus British  

/ ˈpʊləs /

noun

1. a technical term for a chick or young bird

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Etymology

Origin of pullus

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin, Latin: “a young animal”; pullet

Example Sentences

Remarks.—B. m. pullus resembles B. m. nigrescens in size and color but can readily be distinguished from nigrescens by the shorter tail.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

In color of the dorsum, specimens from these localities are intermediate between nigrescens and pullus.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

Comparisons.—For comparisons with B. m. pullus and B. m. handleyi, see accounts of those subspecies.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

Further collection in areas between central Honduras and western Nicaragua may yield specimens of B. musculus that are intermediate in characters between grisescens and pullus.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

The areas of white hairs in grisescens are in broad patches on the pectoral region, while in pullus, a white stripe passes from the pectoral region to the inguinal region in both males and females.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.