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

• spring-clean
• spring-cleaning
• spring-flowering
• spring-loaded
• springboard
• springbok
• springbuck
• springe
• springer
• springer spaniel
• Springfield
• springiness
• springing cow
• springless
• springlike
• springtail
• springtide
• springtime
• springy
• sprinkle
• sprinkler
• sprinkler system
• sprinkles
• sprinkling
• sprint