01 a. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.
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1.
Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.
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2.
Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue.
Phrases & compounds
Spurious primary —
the first, or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced in size, as in certain singing birds.
Spurious wing —
the bastard wing, or alula.
Syn.
Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious; fictitious; bastard.