1. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
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Derived forms: wing cases

Type of: wing

• Nablus
• nabob
• Nabokov
• naboom
• nabothian cyst
• nabothian follicle
• nabothian gland
• Nabu
• nabumetone
• NAC
• nacelle
• nacho
• Nacimiento
• nacre
• nacreous
• nacreous cloud
• NAD
• nada
• NADA daiquiri
• Nadine Gordimer
• nadir
• nadolol
• NADP
• Naegele's rule
• Naemorhedus