Definition of wing

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Wing (n.) Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing..

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Lyre Bird :: Lyre bird () Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the form of a lyre. The common lyre bird (Menura superba), inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse. Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat, wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also lyre pheasant and lyre-tail..
Weathercock :: Weathercock (n.) A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction..
Lunulet :: Lunulet (n.) A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the lunulet on the wings of many insects..
Rush :: Rush (n.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species of Juncus and Scirpus..
Lugworm :: Lugworm (n.) A large marine annelid (Arenicola marina) having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also lobworm, and baitworm..
Regurgitation :: Regurgitation (n.) The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entranc.
Wittingly :: Wittingly (v.) Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.
Scaphopda :: Scaphopda (n. pl.) A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha..
Towpath :: Towpath (n.) A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called also towing path.
Trunk :: Trunk (n.) That segment of the body of an insect which is between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and legs; the thorax; the truncus..
Weka :: Weka (n.) A New Zealand rail (Ocydromus australis) which has wings so short as to be incapable of flight.
Fervent :: Fervent (a.) Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer..
Urania :: Urania (n.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them to closely resemble butterflies..
Blowtube :: Blowtube (n.) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of which the workman gathers a quantity of metal (melted glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it; -- called also blowing tube, and blowpipe..
Bleeding :: Bleeding (n.) A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant..
Nonpareil :: Nonpareil (a.) A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch..
Alder :: Alder (n.) A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the genus Alnus. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are usually shrubs or small trees..
Withdrawal :: Withdrawal (n.) The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.
Successive :: Successive (a.) Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming after without interruption or interval; following one after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the successive revolution of years; the successive kings of Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer..
Pathetic :: Pathetic (a.) Expressing or showing anger; passionate.
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