Synonyms for bulla


Grammar : Noun
Spell : boo l-uh, buhl-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈbʊl ə, ˈbʌl ə

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Définition of bulla

Origin :
  • 1876, from Latin bulla (plural bullae), literally "bubble" (see bull (n.2)).
  • As in blister : noun swelling
  • As in fever blister : noun cold sore
Example sentences :
  • "But we're getting all we can out of the old hooker as it is," Bulla objected.
  • Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
  • Both Beamish and Bulla, borne down by the weight of numbers, had been secured.
  • Extract from : « The Pit Prop Syndicate » by Freeman Wills Crofts
  • They were generally enclosed in a bulla, and suspended from the neck.
  • Extract from : « Jewellery » by H. Clifford Smith,
  • The bulla attains its maximum development in Chinchilla and Dipus.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The wood-cut illustrating this genus has the appearance of a Bulla.
  • Extract from : « A Conchological Manual » by George Brettingham Sowerby
  • Bulleana (plates, fig. 247 to 253), contains the genera Bulla and Bulla.
  • Extract from : « A Conchological Manual » by George Brettingham Sowerby
  • The Ovula were placed by Linnus in his genus Bulla, from which they are very remote.
  • Extract from : « A Conchological Manual » by George Brettingham Sowerby
  • As in Dorcopsis, but not as in Macropus, the bulla tympani is not swollen.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • The bulla is divided, as in the Cats, but is externally constricted.
  • Extract from : « The Cambridge Natural History, Vol X., Mammalia » by Frank Evers Beddard
  • Bullate, appearing as if blistered or bladdery (from bulla, a bubble).
  • Extract from : « The Elements of Botany » by Asa Gray
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