Hind-wing Sentence Examples

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  • Tower (1903), of nervures similar to those of the hind-wing, and by the proof that the small membranous structures present beneath the elytra of certain beetles, believed by Meinert to represent the whole of the true fore-wings, are in reality only the alulae.

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  • The transverse fold of the hind-wing is towards the tip, about two-thirds of the wing-length from the base.

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  • Mention has already been made of the series of curved hooks along the costa of the hind-wing; by means of this arrangement the two wings of a side are firmly joined together during flight, which thus becomes particularly accurate.

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  • The slight bluish tinge in the hind wing doesn't count.

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