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Noun: bastard wing  bãs-tu(r)d wing
  1. Tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
    "The bastard wing helps stabilize the bird during flight";
    - alula, spurious wing

Derived forms: bastard wings

Type of: plume

Part of: wing

Encyclopedia: Bastard wing