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Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: forewing, fore-wing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wing
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Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
前翅
(qiánchì)
— wind closest to the head
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German:
Vorderflügel
— wind closest to the head
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Icelandic:
framvængur
— wind closest to the head