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Only flies have true halteres. In fact, the scientific term for flies, 'diptera,' means 'two wings.' Most insects, including bees, have two pairs of wings for a total of four. In flies, the hindwing pairs have been transformed through evolution into the halteres.
Michael Dickinson

Meaning of "hindwing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HINDWING

hindwing  [ˈhaɪndˌwɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HINDWING

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Hindwing is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HINDWING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hindwing

Insect wing

Insects are the only group of invertebrates known to have evolved flight. Insects possess some remarkable flight characteristics and abilities, still far superior to attempts by humans to replicate their capabilities. Even our understanding of the aerodynamics of flexible, flapping wings and how insects fly is imperfect. One application of this research is in the engineering of extremely small micro air vehicles with low Reynolds numbers. Insect wings are adult outgrowths of the insect exoskeleton that enable insects to fly. They are found on the second and third thoracic segments, and the two pairs are often referred to as the forewings and hindwings, respectively, though a few insects lack hindwings, even rudiments. Insect wings do not constitute appendages in technical parlance, as insects only have one pair of appendages per segment. The wings are strengthened by a number of longitudinal veins, which often have cross-connections that form closed "cells" in the membrane.

Definition of hindwing in the English dictionary

The definition of hindwing in the dictionary is a rear wing on a four winged insect.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HINDWING


batwing
ˈbætˌwɪŋ
beeswing
ˈbiːzˌwɪŋ
birdwing
ˈbɜːdˌwɪŋ
bitewing
ˈbaɪtˌwɪŋ
bluewing
ˈbluːˌwɪŋ
clearwing
ˈklɪəˌwɪŋ
corkwing
ˈkɔːkˌwɪŋ
forewing
ˈfɔːˌwɪŋ
greenwing
ˈɡriːnˌwɪŋ
gull-wing
ˈɡʌlˌwɪŋ
lacewing
ˈleɪsˌwɪŋ
lapwing
ˈlæpˌwɪŋ
parawing
ˈpærəˌwɪŋ
pigeonwing
ˈpɪdʒɪnˌwɪŋ
redwing
ˈrɛdˌwɪŋ
split-wing
ˈsplɪtˌwɪŋ
sweptwing
ˈswɛptˌwɪŋ
underwing
ˈʌndəˌwɪŋ
waxwing
ˈwæksˌwɪŋ
whitewing
ˈwaɪtˌwɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HINDWING

hindleg
hindmost
Hindoo
Hindooism
Hindoostani
Hindostani
hindquarter
hindquarters
hindrance
hindshank
hindsight
Hindu
Hindu Kush
Hinduism
Hindustan
Hindustani
Hindutva
hindward
Hines
hing

WORDS THAT END LIKE HINDWING

borrowing
brewing
drawing
flowing
following
glowing
growing
knowing
mind-blowing
on the wing
overflowing
owing
rowing
sewing
showing
swing
throwing
viewing
wing
wing and wing

Synonyms and antonyms of hindwing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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The translations of hindwing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hindwing» in English.

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后翅
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hindwing
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hindwing
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hindwing
380 millions of speakers
ar

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hindwing
280 millions of speakers

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hindwing
278 millions of speakers

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asas posteriores
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hindwing
260 millions of speakers

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aile postérieure
220 millions of speakers

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Hindwing
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hinterflügel
180 millions of speakers

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hindwing
130 millions of speakers

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hindwing
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Hindwing
85 millions of speakers
vi

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hindwing
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hindwing
75 millions of speakers

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अडखळणे
75 millions of speakers

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hindwing
70 millions of speakers

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hindwing
65 millions of speakers

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hindwing
50 millions of speakers

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hindwing
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

hindwing
30 millions of speakers
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hindwing
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

hindwing
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

hindwingen
10 millions of speakers
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hindwing
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hindwing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HINDWING»

The term «hindwing» is normally little used and occupies the 127.468 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hindwing

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QUOTES WITH «HINDWING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hindwing.
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Michael Dickinson
Only flies have true halteres. In fact, the scientific term for flies, 'diptera,' means 'two wings.' Most insects, including bees, have two pairs of wings for a total of four. In flies, the hindwing pairs have been transformed through evolution into the halteres.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HINDWING»

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Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, ...
A, Nososticta solida, discoidal area of forewing; B, Lestes concinnus, discoidal area of forewing; C, Hemiphlebia mirabilis, discoidal area of forewing; D, Aeshna brevistyla, triangular area of fore- and hindwing; E. Nannophlebia risi, triangular ...
J Watson, 1991
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A Field Guide to Eastern Butterflies
Red above with limited black markings. ANGttD ttAFWtNG Anaea glycerium, male P. 29D Veracruz. Mexico. Forewing outer margin irregular; hindwing outer margin concave between veins with short tail, Pattern black and orange. Rare stray.
Paul A. Opler, 1998
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The Butterflies of North America: A Natural History and ...
54(55,56) Tibiae and tarsi of legs unsealed, the sides spined but not indented; a fold containing scent scales on hind margin of male hindwing in most species ( Fig. 36); male superuncus present Tribe Troidini, p. 184 55(54,56) Tibiae and tarsi ...
James A. Scott, 1992
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Handbuch D.zoologie Bd.4/35 Kristensen:lepid.1ae
ally; hindwing discal cell longer than half length of wing; foretibial epiphysis fully developed, reduced or absent; no male secondary characters; slender-bodied; basking with all wings fully spread; cosmopolitan except Indo-Australian area ...
Niels P. Kristensen, 1999
5
A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: ...
L. illima – Male antenna biserrate, < 2.1× central shaft; widely distributed in northern North America and Rocky Mountains; if from range described above then ventral hindwing postmedial line absent or restricted to veins near costa ( Figs ...
Lars G. Crabo, J. Donald Lafontaine, 2009
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A Field Guide to Western Butterflies
Silver cell spot on hindwing pink-rimmed. almost always double. ORAHGt SULPHUR Colias eurytheme P. 163 I 'A- 2H in. i39-60 mml. Wing/ringes narrowly pink. Upperside with at least some orange on male and normal female. At least some ...
Paul A. Opler, 1999
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Sphecid Wasps of the World: A Generic Revision
156); collar short and transverse, hindwing with jugal lobe absent or occupying less than half length of anal area, mandible not notched or stepped externoventrally 11 Midtibia with one apical spur at most and no oblique scutal carina, or if with ...
Richard Mitchell Bohart, Arnold S. Menke, 1976
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Comparative Morphological and Functional Analysis of Wing ...
1b: Downstroke near the ventral maximum, showing dominance of the hindwing over the forewing and close appression of the surfaces. 1c: Beginning of downstroke near the dorsal maximum, showing that the anterior margin of the hindwing ...
Ian Christopher Stocks, 2009
9
Olethreutine Moths of Australia: (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
598), wingspan 6–13 mm; forewing widest below middle; male with modified, small black scales in centre of hindwing. ... Hindwing cell short (ratio of hindwing cell length to hindwing length 0.38– 0.46); often with prominent pretornal spot ( Fig.
Marianne Horak, 2006
10
Contributions to the Systematics of New World Macro-Moths II
|g»| .43 Forewing with conspicuous basal dash; subreniform open ...... .. jobnsoniana Basal dash absent, or small and inconspicuous; subreniform usually closed 2 Dorsal hindwing with thin black line along margin between M1 and ScR1 ...
B. Christian Schmidt, J. Donald Lafontaine, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HINDWING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hindwing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lathrop Garden Club News
The male monarch has an enlarged dark spot in the middle of each hindwing which gives off a scent to attract females. Grow Native of the ... «Clinton county leader, Jun 15»
2
Discover Mabie's Precious Pearls
The Pearl-bordered Fritillary can be identified by its distinctive orange and yellow hindwing, which has a border of silver 'pearls'. The butterfly ... «Surfbirds News, May 15»
3
Pearl-bordered fritillary numbers at Mabie Forest rise
The pearl-bordered fritillary can be identified by its distinctive orange and yellow hindwing, which has a border of silver "pearls". Media caption ... «BBC News, May 15»
4
Species Spotlight:Eight-spotted forester moth
Looks like: Adult eight-spotted forester moths are black, with a pair of yellow spots on each forewing and white spots on each hindwing. «Poughkeepsie Journal, May 15»
5
Conservatism and novelty in the genetic architecture of adaptation in …
This included the number of marginal yellow spots in the dorsal and ventral views of the hindwing. However, much continuous variation was ... «Nature.com, Mar 15»
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Desert Bloom Means Desert Butterflies: 6 Nice Ones to Watch For
The anise swallowtail usually shows a little bit more color in its blue and red hindwing patches than the desert black, but that's hard to gauge ... «KCET, Mar 15»
7
Origami: From Traditional Craft to Technological Frontier
... Science published an article by University of Tokyo Professor Saitō Kazuya and others titled “Asymmetric hindwing foldings in rove beetles”; ... «Nippon.com, Mar 15»
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Rare butterfly makes comeback in woods near Wragby
It is also the only fritillary to have a row of black dots around the bottom edge on both sides of the hindwing, but none on the forewing. «Horncastle News, Jan 15»
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Rare butterfly thriving in Cross Hands reserve
It is also the only fritillary to have a row of black dots around the bottom edge on both sides of the hindwing, but none on the forewing. «South Wales Guardian, Jan 15»
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Diggin' In: In winter, a pretty holly and its butterfly pal
This butterfly is delicately marked on the wings with brown and violet and unlike most hairstreaks, their hindwing tails are reduced and stubby, ... «Daily Herald, Jan 15»

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