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noun Ornithology.
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Origin of bastard wing
First recorded in 1765–75
Words nearby bastard wing
bastard pointing, bastardry, bastard-saw, bastard title, bastard toadflax, bastard wing, bastardy, baste, bastel house, baster, bast fiber
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British Dictionary definitions for bastard wing
bastard wing
noun
a tuft of feathers attached to the first digit of a bird, distinct from the wing feathers attached to the other digits and the ulnaAlso called: alula
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