"alula" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.lu.la/ Forms: alule [plural]
Rhymes: -alula Etymology: From allocco (“tawny owl”) + -erello (diminutive suffix). Borrowed from Medieval Latin ālula, diminutive of Latin āla (“wing”). First attested in 1955. Etymology templates: {{af|it|allocco<t:tawny owl>|-erello<pos:diminutive suffix>}} allocco (“tawny owl”) + -erello (diminutive suffix), {{bor+|it|la-med|ālula}} Borrowed from Medieval Latin ālula, {{der|it|la|āla||wing}} Latin āla (“wing”), {{etydate|1955}} First attested in 1955 Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} alula f (plural alule)
  1. (ornithology) bastard wing, alula Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alula-it-noun-Flp5kelc Categories (other): Ornithology, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -erello Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 14 25 18 26 3 3 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 66 14 20 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -erello: 68 13 20 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
  2. (entomology) alula, axillary lobe (broad lobe at the proximal posterior margin of the wing stalk of Diptera) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alula-it-noun-17m9U4AN Categories (other): Entomology Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  3. (aeronautics) leading-edge slot (aerodynamic feature of an aircraft's wing) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-alula-it-noun-G81M01I1 Categories (other): Aeronautics Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ala

Inflected forms

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