Wulst

English

Etymology

From German Wulst (bulge).

Alternative forms

Noun

Wulst (plural Wulsts)

  1. (ornithology) An enlarged part of the avian brain that is involved in vision; the hyperpallium.

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German wulsta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /vʊlst/

Noun

Wulst m (genitive Wulstes, plural Wülste or Wulste) or Wulst f (genitive Wulst, plural Wülste)

  1. An oblong bulge
  2. A wreath, garland
  3. (architecture) A torus
Declension

or

  • wulsten
  • wulstig

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