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Bird feathers
Answer for the clue "Bird feathers ", 6 letters:
alulae
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WordNet
Word definitions in 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)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (plural of alula English)
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.