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PRONUNCIATION OF ALULAR

alular  [ˈæljʊlə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ALULAR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Alular is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ALULAR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

alular

Alula

The alula, or bastard wing, is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds. The word is Latin and means "winglet"; it is the diminutive of ala, meaning "wing". The alula is the freely moving first digit, a bird's "thumb," and typically bears three to five small flight feathers, with the exact number depending on the species. There also are minor covert feathers overlying the flight feathers. Like the larger flight feathers found on the wing's trailing edge, these alula feathers are asymmetrical, with the shaft running closer to anterior edge.

Definition of alular in the English dictionary

The definition of alular in the dictionary is of or relating to an alula.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ALULAR


acellular
eɪˈsɛljʊlə
alula
ˈæljʊlə
cellular
ˈsɛljʊlə
circular
ˈsɜːkjʊlə
extracellular
ˌɛkstrəˈsɛljʊlə
formula
ˈfɔːmjʊlə
hepatocellular
ˌhɛpətəʊˈsɛljʊlə
intercellular
ˌɪntəˈsɛljʊlə
intracellular
ˌɪntrəˈsɛljʊlə
maxillula
mækˈsɪljʊlə
molecular
məʊˈlɛkjʊlə
multicellular
ˌmʌltɪˈseljʊlə
noncellular
ˌnɒnˈseljʊlə
particular
pəˈtɪkjʊlə
pilular
ˈpɪljʊlə
popular
ˈpɒpjʊlə
regular
ˈrɛɡjʊlə
stellular
ˈstɛljʊlə
subcellular
sʌbˈseljʊlə
unicellular
ˌjuːnɪˈsɛljʊlə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ALULAR

aludel
alula
alulae
alum
alumina
aluminate
alumine
aluminic
aluminiferous
aluminise
aluminium
aluminium bronze
aluminium foil
aluminium hydroxide
aluminium oxide
aluminium sulphate
aluminize
aluminosilicate
aluminosity
aluminothermy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ALULAR

angular
calcular
cardiovascular
curricular
formular
in particular
irregular
modular
muscular
ocular
perpendicular
rectangular
secular
singular
titular
triangular
tubular
vascular
vehicular
vestibular

Synonyms and antonyms of alular in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «alular» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ALULAR

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Translator English - Chinese

alular
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

alular
570 millions of speakers

English

alular
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

alular
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

alular
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

alular
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

alular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

alular
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

alulaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Alular
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

alular
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

alular
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

alular
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Alular
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

alular
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

alular
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Alular
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

alular
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alular
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

alular
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

alular
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

alular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

alular
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

alular
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alular
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

alular
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of alular

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ALULAR»

The term «alular» is used very little and occupies the 183.321 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ALULAR» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALULAR»

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1
Living Dinosaurs: The Evolutionary History of Modern Birds
Semilunate carpal and proximal ends of metacarpals in adults: unfused (0); semilunate fused to the alular (I) metacarpal (1); semilunate fused to the major (II) and minor (III) metacarpals (2); fusion of semilunate and all metacarpals (3).
Dr. Gareth Dyke, Gary Kaiser, 2011
2
Rise of the Dragon: Readings from Nature on the Chinese ...
Alular metacarpal (I)/major metacarpal (II) length ratio smaller than or equivalent to 0.30: absent (0), present (1). 57. Alular metacarpal massive, depressed, and quadrangular-shaped: absent (0), present (1). 58. Alular digit (I) long, exceeding  ...
Henry Gee, 2001
3
Ornithology in Laboratory and Field
Alular Quills Three feathers, stiffened like the remiges, springing from the alular digit. Collectively, they are known as the alula (pronounced al'-you-la). Wing Coverts Feathers overlying the remiges on both the upper and under surfaces of the ...
Olin Sewall Pettingill, Jr., 1985
4
Mesozoic Birds: Above the Heads of Dinosaurs
Abbreviations: ah, proximal phalanx of alular digit; aim, alular metacarpal; fur, fur- cula; hum, humerus; hyp, hypocleideum; isc, ischium; isp, ischiadic process (see text for interpretation); mam, major metacarpal; mim, minor metacarpal; pc, ...
Luis M. Chiappe, Lawrence M. Witmer, 2002
5
The Dissection of Vertebrates: A Laboratory Manual
Although it is difficult to discern, metacarpal I (the alular metacarpal) is fused into the proximal end of the carpometacarpus, along with the carpals. The phalanges are also highly modified. Those of the alular digit are represented by the short, ...
Gerardo De Iuliis, Gerald DeIuliis, Dino Pulera, 2006
6
Avian Medicine and Surgery in Practice: Companion and Aviary ...
This consists of the metacarpal bones and the digits. The major and minor metacarpals are fused proximally and distally with an interosseus space. There are three digits: the alular digit with one phalanx; the minor digit, also with one phalanx; ...
Bob Doneley, 2010
7
Avian Flight
2.3.2 The hand wing The hand skeleton consists of the carpometacarpus, the alular digit and two to three other (major and minor) digits at the tip (Fig. 2.1). The alular digit is supported by 1 or 2 phalanges. The terminal one bears a claw in ...
John J. Videler, 2006
8
European Journal of Entomology
the alular incision. In the families Tanyderidae, Ptychopteridae and Blephariceridae (for Blephariceridae, see in Discussion), A2 is extremely shortened, angulated, with its distal portion transverse, reaching the hind margin of the wing stalk ...
9
Avian Anatomy Integument
Dorsal view of proximal down feathers on the hand and forearm and of upper alular down feathers of the Single Comb White Leghorn Chicken. See figure 123 for more details on the upper alular downs. • Carpal remex Figure 122.-Ventral ...
Alfred Martin Lucas, Peter Rich Stettenheim, 1972
10
Review
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Agência Nacional de Telecomunicações (Brazil), 2002

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