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wing (w

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1. Any of various paired movable organs of flight, such as the modified forelimb of a bird or bat or one of the membranous organs extending from the thorax of an insect.

2. Something that resembles a wing in appearance, function, or position relative to a main body.

wing

a modified limb suitable for generating aerodynamic lift. Wing membranes or patagia are stretched between bony elements. In birds the wing surface is increased by large flight feathers (remiges) borne on the hand (primaries) or ulna (secondaries). In bats the patagia are more extensive than in birds through enlargement of the bones of the hand.

wing amputation

the extreme form of deflighting.

dropped wing

a name for Salmonella typhimurium infection in young pigeons which causes arthritis in the wing.

wing louse

lipeuruscaponis.

wing vein

cutaneous ulnar vein; on the under surface of the extended wing, the favored location for venepuncture in most avian species.

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