UNDERWING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does underwing mean? 

• UNDERWING (noun)
  The noun UNDERWING has 1 sense:

1. moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

  Familiarity information: UNDERWING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDERWING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("underwing" is a kind of...):

noctuid; noctuid moth; owlet moth (usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "underwing"):

Catocala nupta; red underwing (moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings)

Holonyms ("underwing" is a member of...):

Catacala; genus Catacala (moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings)