noun
- the front pair of wings in insects that have four wings
Usage: biology
Examples
- The beetle’s forewings are hard and protective.
- Butterflies use their colorful forewings for display during courtship.
- The grasshopper’s forewings are leathery and narrow.
- Moths fold their forewings over their bodies when at rest.
- The dragonfly’s forewings and hindwings move independently.
- Crickets produce sound by rubbing their forewings together.