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

• kerbside
• kerbstone
• kerchief
• Kerensky
• kerf
• kerfuffle
• kerion
• kermes
• kermes oak
• kern
• kernel
• kernicterus
• Kernig's sign
• kerning
• kernite
• kerosene
• kerosene heater
• kerosene lamp
• kerosine
• kerosine heater
• kerosine lamp
• Kerouac
• Kerr cell
• Kerry
• Kerry blue terrier