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fore·wing  (fôrwng, fr-)
n.
Either of a pair of anterior wings of a four-winged insect.
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Noun1.forewing - either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
fore wing, fore-wing
wing - a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
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DEFINE FEATURES: Big heads, wide spaced antennae; forewings fold over back when resting
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In the entomology lab, he plucks the right forewings off 10 of the 40 bees from Artesia with a pair of tweezers and measures them under a microscope.
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