wing
Noun
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is a type of: organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular functionsubtypes:
- ala - a wing of an insect
- fore wing, fore-wing, forewing - either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings
- balancer, halter, haltere - either of the rudimentary hind wings of dipterous insects; used for maintaining equilibrium during flight
- pennon, pinion - wing of a bird
- elytron, wing case - either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
has:- alula, bastard wing, spurious wing - tuft of small stiff feathers on the first digit of a bird's wing
- flight feather, pinion, quill, quill feather - any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird
is a part of:- bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- bat, chiropteran - nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
- insect - small air-breathing arthropod
- angel - spiritual being attendant upon God
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is a type of: aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flighthas:
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is a type of: stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: air unit - a military unit that is part of the airforcemember holonym: squadron - an air force unit larger than a flight and smaller than a groupis a part of: air division, division - a unit of the United States Air Force usually comprising two or more wings
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referred to in: armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nationis a type of: formation - an arrangement of people or things acting as a unitsame as: flank
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is a type of: hockey player, ice-hockey player - an athlete who plays hockey
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is a type of: social group - people sharing some social relation
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is a type of: helping, portion, serving - an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a mealsubtypes:
- turkey wing - the wing of a turkey
- chicken wing - the wing of a chicken
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is a type of: barrier - a structure or object that impedes free movementsubtypes: mudguard, splash guard, splash-guard - a curved piece above the wheel of a bicycle or motorcycle to protect the rider from water or mud thrown up by the wheelsis a part of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion enginesame as: fender
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subtypes: ell - an extension at the end and at right angles to the main building
Verb
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is a type of: go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphoricallysubtypes:same as: flyverb group: fly - travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft
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