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Spurious wing
/spjˈʊriəs
wɪŋ/
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adjective
Spurious
adj.
1.
Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.
2.
Not legitimate; bastard; as,
spurious issue
.
"Her spurious firstborn."
Spurious primary
, or
Spurious quill
(Zool.), the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds.
Spurious wing
(Zool.), the bastard wing, or alula.
Synonyms:
Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious; bastard.
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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48
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