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”; see origin at pullet

Example Sentences

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.

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

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

B. m. pullus intergrades with nigrescens as shown by specimens, referable to B. m. nigrescens, from 1 mi.

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

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.

NW San Salvador were considerably darker than paratypes of grisescens and were nearly intermediate in color between nigrescens and pullus.

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