forewing

plural forewings

1. alternativeAlternative form of fore wing.

   Noticeable features found in many of the owlets are two markings that often appear on the upper forewings.

   2023, John Himmelman, Discovering Moths, page 39

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   The ‘white-tailed’ kites in the genus Elanus (‘kite’) are small, gull-like, grey-and-white hawks with black forewing patches and varying amounts of black on the underwings.

   2019, Stephen Debus, “Small Kites, Genus Elanus”, in Birds of Prey of Australia: A Field Guide, 3rd edition, Clayton South, Vic.: CSIRO Publishing, →ISBN, part II (Handbook), page 113