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/fawr"wing', fohr"-/, n.either of the anterior and usually smaller pair of wings of an insect having four wings.[1885-90; FORE- + WING]
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forewing — [fôr′wiŋ΄] n. either of the front pair of wings present in most insects and sometimes forming a cover for the hind pair … English World dictionary
forewing — noun Date: circa 1889 either of the anterior wings of a 4 winged insect … New Collegiate Dictionary
forewing — n. front wing of a four winged insect … English contemporary dictionary
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