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fore-wing

NOUN
  1. either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings

How To Use fore-wing In A Sentence

  • Among all the insects only beetles have these specialized fore-wings.
  • The fore and hind wings were similar, with the R vein was bent back at the base in the fore-wings, less so in the hind wings.
  • Humeral suture: in Odonata, runs from just in front the base of the fore-wing to the edge of the median coxa, separating the mesepisternum from the mesepimeron. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • The leaf-like form results from an acumination and elongation of the wings, which in turn results from a marked elongation of the rim of the fore-wing. At the Deathbed of Darwinism A Series of Papers
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