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  2. Gull-wing - Wikipedia

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    Gull wing, a format for leads of a small outline integrated circuit Gull-wing deformity of erosive osteoarthritis The Gullwings (Japanese: カモメ団 , romanized: Kamome Dan , lit.

  3. Gull wing - Wikipedia

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    The gull wing, also known as Polish wing or Puławski wing, is an aircraft wing configuration with a prominent bend in the wing inner section towards the wing root. Its name is derived from the seabirds which it resembles and from the Polish aircraft designer Zygmunt Puławski who started using this design in his planes.

  4. Glossary of bird terms - Wikipedia

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    Also defined: outer wing. The inner wing of a bird is that portion of the wing stretching from its connection to the body and through the "wrist" joint. The outer wing stretches from the wrist to the wingtip. [262] iris The coloured outer ring that surrounds a bird's pupil. Though brown predominates, the iris may be of or include a variety of ...

  5. Alula - Wikipedia

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    Location of the alula on a bird's wing. The alula / ˈ æ l j ʊ l ə /, or bastard wing, (plural alulae) is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds and a few non-avian dinosaurs. The word is Latin and means "winglet"; it is the diminutive of ala, meaning "wing".

  6. Fulmar - Wikipedia

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    The genus Fulmarus was introduced in 1826 by the English naturalist James Stephens. [1] The name comes from the Old Norse Fúlmár meaning "foul-mew" or "foul-gull" because of the birds' habit of ejecting a foul-smelling oil. [2] The type species was designated by George Gray in 1855 as the northern fulmar. [3] [4]

  7. Dihedral (aeronautics) - Wikipedia

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    Note inverted gull wing design and short landing gear struts. McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II showing polyhedral wing and anhedral tail. Most aircraft have been designed with planar wings with simple dihedral (or anhedral). Some older aircraft such as the Beriev Be-12 were designed with gull wings bent near the root.

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    We mean it. Read no further until you really want some clues or you've completely given up and want the answers ASAP. Get ready for all of the NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #189 on ...

  9. Osprey - Wikipedia

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    In flight, the osprey has arched wings and drooping "hands", giving it a gull-like appearance. The call is a series of sharp whistles, described as cheep, cheep, or yewk, yewk . If disturbed by activity near the nest, the call is a frenzied cheereek !