wing case
Origin of wing case
1- Also called wing cover.
Words Nearby wing case
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How to use wing case in a sentence
Shard, shrd, n. a fragment, as of an earthen vessel: the wing-case of a beetle.
Certainly this resembles a rough sketch of the future wing-case; but how different from the mature structure!
Social Life in the Insect World | J. H. FabreA fine transparent cushion limits the free edge of the embryo wing and the embryo wing-case.
Social Life in the Insect World | J. H. FabreThe instrument by which it produces its music is contrived out of the ordinary nervures of the wing-case.
The Western World | W.H.G. KingstonEach wing case is marked with dotted lines, the breast is dingy yellow, and the antenn and organs of the mouth dull red.
The Book of the Aquarium and Water Cabinet | Shirley Hibberd
British Dictionary definitions for wing-case
the nontechnical name for elytron
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