Wulst

English

Etymology

From German Wulst (“bulge”).

Alternative forms

• wulst

Noun

Wulst (plural Wulsts)

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

Anagrams

• WUSTL

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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

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Related terms

• wulsten
• wulstig

Further reading

• “Wulst” in Duden online