underwing

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Definition of underwing

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A hind wing on an insect.
    “The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue. But there was no crescent upon the underwing.”
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noun

  1. A hind wing on an insect.
    “The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue. But there was no crescent upon the underwing.”
  2. A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
  3. The underside of a bird's wing.
    “The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings.”

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Etymology

From under + wing.

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