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featherwing

featherwing noun: any of the beetles of the family Ptiliidae.

Noun

featherwing (plural featherwings)

  1. Any of the beetles of the family Ptiliidae.

Forms of featherwing

pluralfeatherwings

Origin of featherwing

feather + wing, because of their narrow and feathery hindwings.

Questions about featherwing

What does featherwing mean?
Featherwing means any of the beetles of the family Ptiliidae.
What part of speech is featherwing?
Featherwing is a noun.
What is the plural of featherwing?
The plural of featherwing is featherwings.

Words near featherwing in the dictionary

  1. feathertail gliders
  2. feathertails
  3. featherweed
  4. featherweight
  5. featherweights
  6. featherwing
  7. featherwings
  8. featherwise
  9. featherwood
  10. featherwoods
  11. featherwork

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