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alula [′al·yə·lə]
(zoology) Digit of a bird wing homologous to the thumb. Alula (also known as bastard wing or spurious wing), a group of feathers attached to the first digit of bird wings. The alula usually consists of four feathers, but sometimes there are three (certain passerines and Picidae) or six (the touraco). It can move forward and upward, preventing disruption of the airstream from the wing at large angles of incidence. The alula is most developed in forest birds that have rounded wings and are capable of maneuverable flight. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Aa Alula village head Hareed Issa Omar says the Norwegian team fired first, killing a Somali and a Yemeni man. The incident happened off the coast of Alula in Puntland. Alula Yohannes, author of the paper " The Politics of the Nile", notes that Egypt has never wanted the contentious 1959 Nile Treaty which gave Egypt exclusive rights to 76% of the Nile waters to be reviewed and is likely to play dirty should it feel that the source of the Nile is threatened: "Egypt seems adamant on the continuation of the 1959 agreement and does not want to permit new vistas and agreements on the sharing of the Nile waters," Yohannes writes. |
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