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Wingform

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wingbudnounA flattened structure on the bodies of a nymph that will form the wings in adult insect
wingpadnoun(entomology) The part of a pupa that develops into a wing in the adult insect.
wingnoun(zootomy) An appendage of an animal's (bird, bat, insect) body that enables it to fly.
backwingverbTo flap the wings in such a way as to push air forward, thereby slowing forward momentum.
lacewingnounAny of a number of gauzy-winged insects of certain families within the order Neuroptera.
wingdomnounWinged creatures as a group.
batwingnounThe wing of a bat, or its shape.
mothwingnounThe wing of a moth.
underwingnoun(ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
wingheadnounAny entity having a head or head-like element resembling a wing.
wingcasenounAn elytron.
wingflapnounSynonym of aileron.
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.
wingbasenoun(zoology) The part of the body where a wing is attached.
clearwingnounAny of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings
forewingnounAlternative form of fore wing. [(entomology) Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.]
anglewingnounAny of various butterflies in the tribe Nymphalini.
bandwingnounAny of the subfamily Oedipodinae of grasshoppers, many having colourful hindwings.
wingingnounSynonym of wing foiling.
hindwingnounAlternative spelling of hind wing. [(entomology, in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail.]

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