wing sheath
1wing sheath — noun : elytron * * * wing sheath noun A wing case • • • Main Entry: ↑wing …
2wing-sheath — /ˈwɪŋ ʃiθ/ (say wing sheeth) noun → elytron …
3Sheath-winged — a. (Zo[ o]l.) Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle. [1913 Webster] …
4sheath-winged — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : having the wings covered by sheaths : having elytra or wing cases beetles are sheath winged insects * * * sheathˈ winged adjective (zoology) Coleopterous • • • Main Entry: ↑sheath * * * sheath winged «SHEETH WIHNGD»,… …
5sheath-tailed bat — ▪ mammal also called sac winged bat any of about 50 bat species named for the way in which the tail protrudes from a sheath in the membrane attached to the hind legs. The term sac winged refers to the glandular sacs in the wing membranes… …
6sheath — n. 1. Case (as for a sword), scabbard. 2. (Bot.) Base of a leaf (when it is wrapped around a stem). 3. (Ent.) Wing case …
7wing-case — n. (Ent.) Sheath …
8George Stainforth — Wing Commander George Hedley Stainforth AFC RAF (1899 27 September 1942) was a British Royal Air Force pilot and the first man in the world to exceed 400 miles per hour.Early lifeGeorge Hedley Stainforth was the son of a solicitor, George… …
9bat — bat1 /bat/, n., v., batted, batting. n. 1. Sports. a. the wooden club used in certain games, as baseball and cricket, to strike the ball. b. a racket, esp. one used in badminton or table tennis. c. a whip used by a jockey. d. the act of using a… …
10passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… …
