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单词 wing case
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Definition of wing case in English:

wing case

noun
  • Each of a pair of modified toughened forewings which cover the functional wings in certain insects, especially an elytron of a beetle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can add one piece of information to the whole Japanese bean beetle lore: goldfish will eat all of a Japanese bean beetle, even the spotted wing case, but they don't eat the wings.
    • They may sieve tons of earth looking for beetle wing cases or seeds.
    • Beetles, on the other hand, keep their hind wings well hidden under hard protective wing cases to protect them as they forage for food.
    • Examples of such structure-generated colors can be seen in shimmering metallic butterfly and moth scales, beetle wing cases, and the feathers of hummingbirds, peacocks and birds of paradise.
    • He then decorates his bower with colourful objects, from flowers and pebbles to berries, shells, and beetle wing cases.
 
 

Definition of wing case in US English:

wing case

nounˈwiNG ˌkās
  • Each of a pair of modified toughened forewings which cover the functional wings in certain insects, especially an elytron of a beetle.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I can add one piece of information to the whole Japanese bean beetle lore: goldfish will eat all of a Japanese bean beetle, even the spotted wing case, but they don't eat the wings.
    • Examples of such structure-generated colors can be seen in shimmering metallic butterfly and moth scales, beetle wing cases, and the feathers of hummingbirds, peacocks and birds of paradise.
    • Beetles, on the other hand, keep their hind wings well hidden under hard protective wing cases to protect them as they forage for food.
    • He then decorates his bower with colourful objects, from flowers and pebbles to berries, shells, and beetle wing cases.
    • They may sieve tons of earth looking for beetle wing cases or seeds.
 
 
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