Definition of underwings Underwings
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What does underwings mean?
Wiktionary 
- underwings (Noun)
Plural of underwing.
Part of speech
🔤- underwings, noun, plural of underwing.
WordNet
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| underwing - moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings | ||
| noctuid, noctuid moth, owlet moth usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests | ||
| catacala, genus catacala moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- underwing (n.)
One of the posterior wings of an insect. - underwing (n.)
Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called red underwing.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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underwing
un′dėr-wing, n. a moth with conspicuous underwings, esp. one of genus Catocala.—adj. Un′derwinged
Part of speech
🔤- underwing, noun, singular of underwings.
