A small wing or wing-like structure, used in scientific anatomy or biology to describe a diminutive appendage.
From Latin 'ala' (wing) combined with the diminutive suffix '-ula,' creating a word meaning 'small wing' or 'little wing.' Common in anatomical terminology.
Biologists use diminutive Latin suffixes constantly—'alicula' means 'tiny wing,' and this pattern lets scientists describe every tiny structure precisely, which is why a bee's wing has at least six different anatomical terms.
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