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1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; false; adulterate.
2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. "Her spurious firstborn.
<zoology>" Spurious primary, or Spurious quill, the bastard wing, or alula.
Synonyms: Counterfeit, false, adulterate, supposititious, fictitious, bastard.
Origin: L. Spurius.
(01 Mar 1998)
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