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upperwing

upperwing noun: the upper part of a wing of a bird or butterfly.

Noun

upperwing (plural upperwings)

  1. The upper part of a wing of a bird or butterfly
    • The original article (which see) mentions that the primary shafts on the upperwings lacked any whitish coloration.2015, Bob Flood, Ashley Fisher, Martin Elliott, Pterodroma Petrels: North Atlantic Seabirds

Forms of upperwing

pluralupperwings

Origin of upperwing

From upper + wing.

Questions about upperwing

What does upperwing mean?
Upperwing means the upper part of a wing of a bird or butterfly.
What part of speech is upperwing?
Upperwing is a noun.
What is the plural of upperwing?
The plural of upperwing is upperwings.

Words near upperwing in the dictionary

  1. uppertail
  2. uppertails
  3. uppertendom
  4. Upperton
  5. Uppertons
  6. upperwing
  7. upperwings
  8. upperworks
  9. upperworld
  10. upperworlds
  11. uppest

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