"pullus" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pulli [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin pullus. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:bor|la:pullus<id:young animal>|text=+}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "young animal", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*polnos", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*polH-on-", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "drive", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pel-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*pelh₂-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*put-", "is_uncertain" : true, "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "is_uncertain" : true, "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*peh₂w-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "pullus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "pullus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="pullus"> Borrowed from Latin pullus. Head templates: {{en-noun|pulli}} pullus (plural pulli)
  1. (ornithology) A chick; a young bird in the downy stage. Related terms: pullet, pullulate, repullulate
    Sense id: en-pullus-en-noun-SgMGa0-Q Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Birds, Ornithology, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 22 16 12 4 7 7 7 11 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 30 34 10 7 2 4 4 3 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 26 13 8 1 7 7 6 9 0 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology

Inflected forms

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