pullus

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noun

A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.

Scrabble 8

Meanings

nounpullus (plural pulli)

plural pulli

  1. biologyA chick; a young bird in the downy stage.

Origin

  1. Latinpullus
  2. Latinpullus
  3. Englishpullus

Borrowed from Latin pullus.

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APA

pullus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullus

MLA

“pullus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pullus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pullus.

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