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forewing

[ US /ˈfɔɹˌwɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
  1. either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings

How To Use forewing In A Sentence

  • A new interpretation of the forewing venation pattern of the Archaeorthoptera Béthoux and NeI, 2002 (‘orthopteroid’ insects including Orthoptera) was proposed by Béthoux and NeI, and then emended by Béthoux et al. and Béthoux and NeI.
  • Both males and females have green-black specula, with pale blue patches on the forewing.
  • Although combination of these two vortices results in very large lift force this second vortex could not be detected in the airflow visualization since they only released smoke from the leading edge over the inner half of the forewing.
  • The adult insect is a moth with silvery-white forewings and brown stripes and black markings on each wing tip.
  • The adult insect is a moth with silvery-white forewings and brown stripes and black markings on each wing tip.
  • They have large, prominent eyes, and metallic green leathery forewings with small light spots and coppery-green legs.
  • The pale form is straw-colored with mahogany brown markings at the edges of the wings, whereas the dark form has the entire forewing mahogany-colored except for a paler line round the orbicular and reniform stigmata.
  • If you see them well they have a lovely and almost sparkling purple sheen, especially to the middle of the forewing. Country diary: Claxton, Norfolk
  • Arculus: Odonata; a small cross vein between radius and cubitus near the base, leaving an elongate triangle between them: Trichoptera; a point, often hyaline, on the forewing where the cubitus (or post cubitus) runs into the margin: in Homoptera; a cross-veinlet nearly reaching posterior margin at same point as in Trichoptera: in other orders applied to a cross-vein in similar position, apparently giving rise to the median. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
  • In all species of Laupala, the male song structure is simple, consisting of a rhythmic train of pulses produced during courtship by stridulation of the forewings.
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