fore wing

noun

Of an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.

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Meanings

nounfore wing (plural fore wings)

plural fore wings · alternative forewing

  1. biologyOf an insect, either member of the pair of wings closest to the head.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 前翅
  • 前翅 (qiánchì)wind closest to the head
German Vorderflügel
  • Vorderflügelwind closest to the head
Icelandic framvængur
  • framvængurwind closest to the head
Cite this entry
APA

fore wing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fore%20wing

MLA

“fore wing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fore%20wing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fore wing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fore%20wing.

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