Forewing

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of fore wing. alt-of, alternative

    "The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings."

  2. 2
    either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings wordnet

Synonyms

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fore wingfore-wing

Example

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"The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings."

Etymology

From fore- + wing.

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