'red underwing' definitions:
Definition of 'red underwing'
(from WordNet)
noun
Moth having dull forewings and red-marked hind wings [syn: red underwing, Catocala nupta]
Definition of 'red underwing'
From: GCIDE
- Underwing \Un"der*wing`\, n.
- 1. (Zool.) One of the posterior wings of an insect. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths belonging to Catocala and allied genera, in which the hind wings are banded with red and black or other conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called {red underwing}. [1913 Webster]