wing case

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noun Entomology.

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Also called wing cover.

Origin of wing case

First recorded in 1655–65

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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.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various
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. Fabre
A fine transparent cushion limits the free edge of the embryo wing and the embryo wing-case.
Social Life in the Insect World|J. H. Fabre
The instrument by which it produces its music is contrived out of the ordinary nervures of the wing-case.
The Western World|W.H.G. Kingston

Each 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

wing-case

noun

the nontechnical name for elytron

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