bastard wing

noun

A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula.

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alulaspurious wing
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Meanings

nounbastard wing (plural bastard wings)

plural bastard wings

  1. A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula.

Synonyms & antonyms

nountuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing

Similar
alulaspurious wing
Broader
plumeplumage
Also see
alula

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan alot
  • alottuft of feathers
Finnish pikkusiipi, alula
  • pikkusiipituft of feathers
  • alulatuft of feathers
French alule
  • aluletuft of feathers
Portuguese álula
  • álulatuft of feathers
Russian кры́лышко, прида́точное крыло́
  • кры́лышко (krýlyško)tuft of feathers
  • прида́точное крыло́ (pridátočnoje kryló)tuft of feathers
Scottish Gaelic sgiath mhealltach
  • sgiath mhealltachtuft of feathers
Ukrainian прида́ткове кри́льце
  • прида́ткове кри́льце (prydátkove krýlʹce)tuft of feathers
Welsh adain ledryw, bysblu
  • adain ledrywtuft of feathers
  • bysblutuft of feathers
Cite this entry
APA

bastard wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20wing

MLA

“bastard wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20wing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bastard wing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bastard%20wing.

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