Associations to the word «Underwing»

Wiktionary

UNDERWING, noun. A hind wing on an insect.
UNDERWING, noun. A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
UNDERWING, noun. (ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.

Dictionary definition

UNDERWING, noun. Moth having dull forewings and brightly colored hind wings.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats