leatherwing

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noun

soldier beetle

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounleatherwing (plural leatherwings)

plural leatherwings

Origin

From leather + wing, from the wing texture.

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APA

leatherwing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leatherwing

MLA

“leatherwing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leatherwing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leatherwing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leatherwing.

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