Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hindwing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: hind-wing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of hind wing.

Example Sentences

"the Amblypodia group presents a more or less elongated form of hindwing with some variety in the shape and caudation ;"
"the hindwings are a little narrower and longer the light maculation of the upperside of the forewing is markedly reduced and the cellspot only faintly suggested."
"As an extinct clade, many species of the saucrosmylids were erected just based on a single fore- or hindwing, and it should be realized that providing more stable characters is necessary when describing new lacewing taxa just based on an isolated hindwing."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind English wing English hindwing From hind + wing.

Inflected Forms

hindwings (plural)

Questions

What does hindwing mean?: Alternative spelling of hind wing.
Where does hindwing come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *hinder Old English hindan Middle English hinde English hind English wing English hindwing From hind + wing.

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