underwing

Examples

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• Here, the identification became diagnostic, as they flew low over the far back of the pans and showed us rump, head, and underwing.

  Blog text (4)

• Their dull black color—even when contrasted with their white underwings—naked head and neck, oversized feet, and blunt talons are hardly signs of beauty or strength.

  Academic text (1999)

• The missiles remained in the underwing carriages, unfired.

  Academic text (1997)

• The fires, hundreds of them, lit the dragon's pale underwings.

  Fiction book (1992)

• The Apache carried 6 .50 cal guns, underwing racks, and dive brakes.

  Blog text (34)

• If a skrivanek burst from the edge of the meadow, his father would point out the flash of yellow on the underwing, the looping glide.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Pol recognized Sadalian, Riyan's dragon, by his black underwings as he rose on an updraft; red-gold.

  Fiction book (1992)

• An underwing moth can be recognized by its vibrant hind wings that contrast with its dull forewings.

• Many birdwatchers enjoy observing underwing moths as they flutter silently near the forest floor.

• The survival of the underwing species depends on their ability to blend in with their surroundings during the day.

Synonyms

M

moth

vsunderwing

71 1.0

An insect like a butterfly that flies at night, often with feathery antennae

is a specific group marked by dull forewings and bright hind wings

C

Catacala

vsunderwing

• Specialized

9.9

A group of moths with bright patterned underwings

is a group defined by dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings

Compounds

R

red underwing

9.9

A moth with dull front wings and bright red back wings

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology