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Underwing

A hind wing on an insect.

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noun

1
A hind wing on an insect.
2
A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
3
The underside of a bird's wing.

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Word	Definition
covertsnoun	A covering.
backwingverb	To flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.
hindwingnoun	Alternative spelling of hind wing. [(entomology, in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail.]
hind wingnoun	(entomology, in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail.
forewingnoun	Alternative form of fore wing. [(entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.]
upperwingnoun	The upper part of a wing of a bird or butterfly
wingpadnoun	(entomology) The part of a pupa that develops into a wing in the adult insect.
fore wingnoun	(entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.
lacewingnoun	Any of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
mothwingnoun	The wing of a moth.
bandwingnoun	Any of the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers, many having colourful hindwings.
wingnoun	(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
wingletnoun	(aeronautics) A winglike structure at a wingtip set at an angle to the plane of the wing designed to reduce drag by its effect on wingtip vortices.
outwingnoun	In various birds, an outer wing
wingcasenoun	An elytron.
wingstrokenoun	A wingbeat.
wingformnoun	The particular formation of an insect's wings
pigeonwingnoun	A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.
wingbasenoun	(zoology) The part of the body where a wing is attached.
anglewingnoun	Any of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.