💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Upperwing"
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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. |
| upperpartnoun | Any of the upper parts of a bird, including the mantle, back, rump and upper part of the tail coverts |
| underwingnoun | (ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing. |
| outwingnoun | In various birds, an outer wing |
| wingpadnoun | (entomology) The part of a pupa that develops into a wing in the adult insect. |
| wingbasenoun | (zoology) The part of the body where a wing is attached. |
| wingnoun | (zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly. |
| uppertailnoun | The dorsal part of the tail of a bird |
| hind wingnoun | (entomology, in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail. |
| upflightnoun | upward flight, typically of an insect |
| 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. |
| fore wingnoun | (entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head. |
| 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.] |
| forewingnoun | Alternative form of fore wing. [(entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.] |
| axillarnoun | Any of the feathers connecting the undersurface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing. |
| wingtipnoun | A part of a shoe, often with brogueing that extends backwards on both sides from the toe. |
| wingformnoun | The particular formation of an insect's wings |
| wingpitnoun | The location under and at the base of the wing, where the axillary feathers are found (analogous to the armpit of an arm). |
| pigeonwingnoun | A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it. |
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