pullus

American  

[puhl-uhs] / ˈpʌl əs /

noun

plural

pulli

1. a young bird; a chick.

---

pullus British  

/ ˈpʊləs /

noun

1. a technical term for a chick or young bird

---

Etymology

Origin of pullus

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

Example Sentences

There is no positive evidence that B. m. grisescens intergrades with B. m. pullus to the south in Nicaragua.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

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

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

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

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

B. m. pullus intergrades with nigrescens as shown by specimens, referable to B. m. nigrescens, from 1 mi.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.

The areas of white hairs in grisescens are in broad patches on the pectoral region, while in pullus, a white stripe passes from the pectoral region to the inguinal region in both males and females.

From Speciation and Evolution of the Pygmy Mice, Genus Baiomys by Packard, Robert L.