plica alaris

noun

plica ala·​ris

-əˈla(a)rə̇s

plural plicae alares

-(ˌ)rēz

: the fold of skin along the front of a bird's wing stretching from the shoulder to the wrist joint

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, alar fold

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