featherwing

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noun

Any of the beetles of the family Ptiliidae.

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Meanings

nounfeatherwing (plural featherwings)

plural featherwings

  1. Any of the beetles of the family Ptiliidae.

Origin

feather + wing, because of their narrow and feathery hindwings.

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APA

featherwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherwing

MLA

“featherwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherwing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “featherwing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/featherwing.

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