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- noun Plural form of
forewing .
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Examples
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It would have braked by swinging its back wings beneath it, hitting the destination tree first with the back claws, then those on the forewings.
Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010
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A clouded border fluttered in, then another moth with pale underwings and forewings shaded in tawny contours, two copies of the same map.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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The hind wings started to shift more towards the gyroscopic function which they had always performed, in a small way, as wings, becoming smaller, and heavier for their size, while the forewings enlarged to take over more of the flying.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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There would have been a gradual continuum of change, as the forewings assumed ever more of the burden of aviation, while the hind wings shrank to take over the avionics.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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The first moth to fly in after I arrived was a sturdy little creature with dark-brown striated forewings.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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We needed the warmth to keep our forewings and vestigial rear wings in good condition.
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The hind wings started to shift more towards the gyroscopic function which they had always performed, in a small way, as wings, becoming smaller, and heavier for their size, while the forewings enlarged to take over more of the flying.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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The first moth to fly in after I arrived was a sturdy little creature with dark-brown striated forewings.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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There would have been a gradual continuum of change, as the forewings assumed ever more of the burden of aviation, while the hind wings shrank to take over the avionics.
THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH RICHARD DAWKINS 2009
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A clouded border fluttered in, then another moth with pale underwings and forewings shaded in tawny contours, two copies of the same map.
Wildwood Roger Deakin 2009
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