| 单词 | wing-case |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswing-case wing-case n. each of the structures (modified fore-wings) which cover the functional wings in certain insects, as the elytra of beetles and the tegmina of Orthoptera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > parts of insects > [noun] > wings(s) > wing-cover(s) wing-case1661 wing-shell1681 wing-cover1816 tegmen1817 wing-sheath1855 tegumen1882 1661 R. Lovell Πανζωορυκτολογια, sive Panzoologicomineralogia Isagoge sig. C2v Some [Insects] have wing-cases, as beetles, and cantharides. 1816 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. (ed. 2) I. iii. 64 It would..have emerged an elegant beetle, furnished with..two wings, and two wing-cases, ornamented with yellow bands. < as lemmas |
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