"clearwing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clearwings [plural]
Etymology: clear + wing Head templates: {{en-noun}} clearwing (plural clearwings)
  1. Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings Synonyms (moth): clearwing moth Translations (moth of the family Sesiidae): lasisiipinen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clearwing-en-noun-nBL1aLDx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Moths Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 62 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Moths: 90 10 Disambiguation of 'moth': 100 0 Disambiguation of 'moth of the family Sesiidae': 96 4
  2. Any of various nymphalid butterflies, usually of the tribe Ithomiini, that have transparent wings Synonyms (butterfly): clearwing butterfly Translations (butterfly of the tribe Ithomiini): kaitoperhonen (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-clearwing-en-noun-1-7IsOVL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Finnish translations, Danaine butterflies Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Danaine butterflies: 39 61 Disambiguation of 'butterfly': 0 100 Disambiguation of 'butterfly of the tribe Ithomiini': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chestnut clearwing moth

Inflected forms

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