Alula synonyms

ăl'yə-lə

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bastard-wing
A tuft of feathers borne by the bony thumb-like structure in a bird's wing; alula.
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spurious wing
tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
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calypter
(Biology, entomology) Either of two posterior wing lobes that appear in dipteran flies of the subsection Calyptrata, and that cover the halteres.
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  • The extension of the Italian zone excited the suspicions of John, negus of Abyssinia, whose apprehensions were assiduously fomented by Alula, ras of Tigr, and by French and Greek adventurers.

  • Measures, apparently successful, were taken to reassure the negus, but shortly afterwards protection inopportunely accorded by Italy to enemies of Ras Alula, induced the Abyssinians to enter upon hostilities.

  • Angered by this step, Ras Alula took prisoners the members of an Italian exploring party commanded by Count Salimbeni, and held them as hostages for the evacuation of Wa.

  • On the 25th of January 1887 Ras Alula attacked Saati, but was repulsed with loss.

  • Dead and wounded alike were horribly mutilated by order of Alula.

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