Crossword clues for alulae
alulae
Wiktionary
n. (plural of alula English)
WordNet
n. scale-like structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly [syn: calypter]
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing [syn: bastard wing, spurious wing]
[also: alulae (pl)]
See alula
Usage examples of "alulae".
I climbed to the roof with powerful beats, increasing my angle of attack and slotting my alulae for lift without burble -- climbing at an angle that would stall most fliers.
I completed my stoop in front of the gallery, lowering and spreading my tail so hard I could feel leg muscles knot and grabbing air with both wings, alulae slotted.
We went back to the tourist slope and I let her glide, cautioning her to hold both alulae open with her thumbs for more lift at slow speeds, while barely sculling with her fingers.