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FORE-WING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fore-wing mean?
• FORE-WING (noun)
The noun FORE-WING has 1 sense:
1. either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
Familiarity information: FORE-WING 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 ("fore-wing" is a kind of...):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
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