hind wing
noun
the second, posterior, or metathoracic wing of an insect.
Origin of hind wing
1First recorded in 1930–35
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How to use hind wing in a sentence
Occasionally both forms of hind wing aberration occur in the same specimen.
The Moths of the British Isles, First Series | Richard SouthIn the corresponding row on the hind wing the first and third spots are sometimes wanting.
The Butterflies of the British Isles | Richard SouthThere is also another form in the two species in which the hind wing is almost white instead of the usual brown shade.
Mimicry in Butterflies | Reginald Crundall PunnettSpread the wings of the adult and make a careful drawing of one front and one hind wing showing accurately the wing veins.
An Elementary Study of Insects | Leonard HasemanNear the middle of the hind wing is a dark spot like a thickening of one rib.
Woodland Tales | Ernest Seton-Thompson
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