FOREWING

Meaning of FOREWING in English

/fawr"wing', fohr"-/ , n.

either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect having four wings.

[ 1885-90; FORE- + WING ]

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FOREWING — noun Date: circa 1889 either of the anterior wings of a 4-winged insect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
FOREWING — n. front wing of a four-winged insect
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
FOREWING — noun Date: circa 1889 : either of the anterior wings of a 4-winged insect
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FOREWING — ■ noun either of the two front wings of a four-winged insect.
Concise Oxford English vocab
FOREWING — [fore.wing] n (ca. 1889): either of the anterior wings of a 4-winged insect
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FOREWING — n. Pronunciation: ' fo ̇ r- ˌ wi ŋ Function: noun Date: circa 1889 : either of the anterior wings …
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SATYRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Satyridae, ultimately from Greek satyros Date: 1901 any of a family (Satyridae) of usually brown or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHOVELER — Any of four species (genus Anas , family Anatidae) of dabbling ducks having a long, spoon-shaped bill. The migratory northern …
Английский словарь Британика
CRICKET — I (from Middle French criquet , "goal stake") Game played by two teams with a ball and bat on a …
Английский словарь Британика
CABBAGE LOOPER — Distinctive green, white-lined larva , or caterpillar ( Trichoplusia ni ), of the owlet moth family (Noctuidae). Like other loopers …
Английский словарь Британика
STIGMA — ˈstigmə noun ( plural stigma·ta stigˈmä]d.ə, ˈstigmə], stigˈma], stigˈmȧ], ]tə ; or stigmas ) Etymology: Latin stigmat-, stigma mark, brand, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ORANGE TIP — noun : any of several small pierid butterflies in which the males or both males and females usually have a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TEGULA — /teg"yeuh leuh/ , n. , pl. tegulae /-lee'/ . (in certain insects) a scalelike lobe at the base of the …
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RETINACULUM — /ret'n ak"yeuh leuhm/ , n. , pl. retinacula /-leuh/ . 1. Anat. , Zool. any of various small structures that …
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JUGUM — /jooh"geuhm/ , n. Entomol. the posterior basal area or lobe in the forewing of certain insects, sometimes serving to couple …
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FRENULUM — — frenular , adj. /fren"yeuh leuhm/ , n. , pl. frenula /-leuh/ . 1. Anat. , Zool. a small frenum. …
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ANDROCONIUM — /an'dreuh koh"nee euhm/ , n. , pl. androconia /-nee euh/ . a scale on the forewing of certain male butterflies …
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SATYRID — noun Etymology: New Latin Satyridae, ultimately from Greek satyros Date: 1901 : any of a family (Satyridae) of usually brown …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNDERWING — ■ noun 1》 the hindwing of an insect, especially when it is normally hidden by a forewing. ↘used in names …
Concise Oxford English vocab
HEMIPTERAN ENTOMOLOGY — hemipteran Entomology [ hɛ'mɪpt(ə)r(ə)n ] ■ noun an insect of the large order Hemiptera or bugs, which includes aphids, cicadas, …
Concise Oxford English vocab
FRENULUM — [ 'fri:njʊləm ] ■ noun 1》 Anatomy a small fold or ridge of tissue, in particular a fold of skin …
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SATYRID — [sa.ty.rid] n [NL Satyridae, ultim. fr. Gk satyros] (1901): any of a family (Satyridae) of usu. brownish butterflies that feed …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHOVELER — any of four species of dabbling ducks in the genus Anas (family Anatidae) with large, long, spoon-shaped bills. The northern …
Britannica English vocabulary
CRICKET — game played with bat and ball between two teams of 11 players each on a large field, which centres upon …
Britannica English vocabulary
CABBAGE LOOPER — distinctive green, white-lined larva, or caterpillar, of Trichoplusia ni, of the owlet moth family Noctuidae (order Lepidoptera). Like other larvae …
Britannica English vocabulary
VAGRANT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE rare ▪ A rare transatlantic vagrant , with forewing bluer grey than wing, easily …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TRAILING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a trailing plant (= one that grows along the ground or hangs down ) be …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SPECKLES — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Immature all sooty black with white speckles on upperparts. ▪ Immatures distinguished by white speckles …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHOVELER — n. Any of four species (genus Anas , family Anatidae) of dabbling ducks having a long, spoon-shaped bill. The migratory …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CRICKET — n. Any of the approximately 2,400 species of leaping insects (family Gryllidae) known for the musical chirping of the male. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CABBAGE LOOPER — Distinctive green, white-lined larva , or caterpillar ( Trichoplusia ni ), of the owlet moth family (Noctuidae). Like other loopers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TEGMEN — The thickened, leathery forewing of insects belonging to the orders Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets) and Dictyoptera (mantids, cockroaches)
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