alar
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The alar cartilage consists of the apex of the nose; it surrounds the naris.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
This comes from the initial development of the spinal cord, which is divided into the basal plate and the alar plate.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The alar plate is on the dorsal side of the neural tube and gives rise to neurons that will receive sensory input from the periphery.
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Alulet: Diptera: the lobe at basal posterior part of wing; = alar appendage; posterior lobe: and has been used as = alula.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by John. B. Smith
Description.—Black; large alar speculum, axillaries, and under wing-coverts white; bill pale yellow; feet brown: total length 5·8 inches, wing 2·9, tail 2·5.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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