1. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
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Derived forms: wing cases

Type of: wing

• holder
• holdfast
• holding
• holding cell
• holding company
• holding device
• holding paddock
• holding pattern
• holding pen
• holding yard
• holdout
• holdover
• holdup
• holdup man
• hole
• hole card
• hole in one
• hole out
• hole up
• hole-and-corner
• hole-in-corner
• hole-in-the-wall
• holey
• holibut
• holiday