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What does underwing mean?

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Noun
  1. A hind wing on an insect.
  2. A member of the genus Catocala, a nocturnal moth which usually has brightly coloured underwings.
  3. (ornithology) The underside of a bird's wing.
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Males are mostly green with red sides to the body and red underwing coverts, with some blue in the wings and tail.
Many have paler underparts than upperparts and barred underwing and tail feathers, a patterning that may make them less visible to prey.
It could carry six 8-kg dummy bombs on underwing pylons and had a gunner turret in the rear seat.
This version is armed with new underwing tanks and Matra Magic missiles on cranked launch rails.
There's such a contrast between the white lining of the underwing, and the small slash of white in the upperwing.
White underwing linings and some white at the wrist above are visible when the bird flies.

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