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RETINACULUMSmall hook that joins the forewing and hind wing of an insect during flight
MESOTHORAXSegment of an insect's body which bears the forewings
SILVERYGreyish-brown European moth with a white mark on the forewings (6,1)
GRIFFINWhich mythical creature had the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a lion? (7)
TWINGEThe sort of pain felt on the wing of an alien
SPOILERFlap on the wing of an aircraft that can be raised to reduce lift and assist descent (7)
SPHINXESMythological creatures with the head of a woman, body of a lion, and wings of an eagle (8)
IOMOTHNorth American insect, the male of which is bright yellow in colour with a blue and pink eyelike spot on each hind wing (2,4)
EARWIGInsect of the order Dermaptera with an elongated body and small leathery forewings (6)
COMMAOrange and brown European butterfly with a white mark on the underside of each hind wing (5)
FAUNClass of rural deity in Roman mythology represented as a man with the ears, horns, tail and hind legs of a goat (4)
SPANDistance from tip to tip of the wings of an aircraft (4)
SWALLOWTAILButterfly of the Papilio genus, with a tail-like extension on each hind wing (11)
AILERONAdjustable flap on the wing of an aircraft
DEICESHeater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).
ORANGETIPThe male specimen of this butterfly bear a characteristic tangerinecoloured patch on either forewing (6-3)
CROCHETMaking cloth by using a needle with a small hook at the end (7)
OARWIGInsect of the order Dermaptera with small leathery forewings (6)
CRICKETInsect related to the grasshoppers, the male of which makes chirping noises by rubbing its forewings together
FLANKWing of an army (5)