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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Underwing  \Un"der*wing`\,  n. 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  One  of  the  posterior  wings  of  an  insect. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  Any  one  of  numerous  species  of  noctuid  moths 
  belonging  to  {Catocala}  and  allied  genera,  in  which  the 
  hind  wings  are  banded  with  red  and  black  or  other 
  conspicuous  colors.  Many  of  the  species  are  called  {red 
  underwing}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  underwing 
  n  :  moth  having  dull  forewings  and  brightly  colored  hind  wings 




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