underwing

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A hind wing on an insect.
    — The upper wings of the moth which Jacob held were undoubtedly marked with kidney-shaped spots of a fulvous hue. But there was no crescent upon the underwing.
  2. A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
  3. The underside of a bird's wing.
    — 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.

词形变化

underwings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
dark crimson underwing pink underwing sleepy underwing white underwing
相关词
take underwing

词源

Etymology tree
English under
English wing
English underwing
From under + wing.
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