pullus

American  

[puhl-uhs] / ˈpʌl əs /

noun

plural

pulli

1. a young bird; a chick.

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pullus British  

/ ˈpʊləs /

noun

1. a technical term for a chick or young bird

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Etymology

Origin of pullus

First recorded in 1765–75; from New Latin, Latin: “a young animal”; pullet

Example Sentences

As mentioned in the immediately preceding account, the small Thomomys umbrinus pullus and the large Cratogeomys were found in the same area.

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‘Deinde Pullus Aquilæ nidificabit in summa rupe totius Britanniæ: nec juvenis occidet, nec ad senem vivet.’

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Three views of the skull to show points between which measurements were taken.Based on B. m. pullus, adult, female, No. 71611 KU, 8 mi.

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In B. musculus, the darker subspecies, B. m. brunneus, B. m. nigrescens, and B. m. pullus, occur in zones of rather constant high relative humidity, whereas the paler subspecies infernatis, musculus, handleyi, and to a less extent grisescens and pallidus, occur in zones of lower relative humidity.

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Comparisons.—For comparisons with B. m. pullus and B. m. handleyi, see accounts of those subspecies.

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