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upperwings

upperwings is the plural of upperwing.

Meaning of upperwing

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

Questions about upperwings

What is upperwings the plural of?
Upperwings is the plural of upperwing.

Words near upperwings in the dictionary

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

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