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FOREWING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does forewing mean?
• FOREWING (noun)
The noun FOREWING has 1 sense:
1. either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
Familiarity information: FOREWING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
fore-wing; fore wing; forewing
Hypernyms ("forewing" is a kind of...):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
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