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单词 forewing
释义

forewing

[ fawr-wing, fohr- ]
/ ˈfɔrˌwɪŋ, ˈfoʊr- /

noun

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

Origin of forewing

First recorded in 1885–90; fore- + wing

Words nearby forewing

forewarn, Forewarned is forearmed, forewaters, forewent, forewind, forewing, forewoman, foreword, foreworn, forex, for example
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Example sentences from the Web for forewing

  • Two or more of the radial nervures in the forewing arise from a common stalk or are suppressed.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 4|Various

  • A form was bred by Deschange from Zatima in which even the field in the forewing is obliterated.

    Problems of Genetics|William Bateson

British Dictionary definitions for forewing

forewing
/ (ˈfɔːˌwɪŋ) /

noun

either wing of the anterior pair of an insect's two pairs of wings
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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