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- noun Plural form of
underwing .
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Examples
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The Central Park Mothers are especially fond of the moths known as "underwings," perhaps because their names are so suggestive: Inconsolable Underwing; Tearful Underwing; Dejected Underwing.
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As the lights moved from red to yellow to blue, the underbelly and underwings of the bird seemed to become even more white.
The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011
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New insects aren't uncommon, but an Arizona entomologist has discovered a new moth among a genus of normally dull moths that has pink underwings.
Pink-Winged Moth 2009
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As the lights moved from red to yellow to blue, the underbelly and underwings of the bird seemed to become even more white.
The Empty Family Colm Tóibín 2011
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The underwings of the vanessids – the red admiral's family – possess a cryptic magnificence.
Are butterflies the UK's most beautiful endangered species? | Dan Flenley 2011
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New insects aren't uncommon, but an Arizona entomologist has discovered a new moth among a genus of normally dull moths that has pink underwings.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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"The birds apparently carry the germs in their mucous membranes and in insects bred in the warmth of their underwings."
11 Years of Science tellurian 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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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 white breast and light underwings-especially on drakes-are a good clue when the birds are overhead or twisting and turning, and these help distinguish between greenwing al and the bluewing variety.
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