fore wing

Noun

Meaning

either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings

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fore-wing

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It has been determined that those five sensory fields all project to the thorax in a "region-specific" way and afferents originating from the fore wing were also shown to converge in the same regions. Source: Internet

The forward margin of the hind wing bears a number of hooked bristles, or " hamuli ", which lock onto the fore wing, keeping them held together. Source: Internet

The mesothorax is designed to have more powerful muscles to propel the moth or butterfly through the air, with the wing of this segment (fore wing) having a stronger vein structure. Source: Internet

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