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WING CASE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
Synonyms:
elytron; wing case
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("wing case" is a kind of...):
wing (a movable organ for flying (one of a pair))
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