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ALL meanings of clearwing

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  • noun clearwing any moth of the family Sesiidae (or Aegeriidae), characterized by the absence of scales from the greater part of the wings. They are day-flying and some, such as the hornet clearwing (Sesia apiformis), resemble wasps and other hymenopterans 3
  • noun clearwing any of a family (Aegeriidae) of day-flying, wasplike moths with transparent, scaleless wings 3
  • noun clearwing A day-flying moth that has narrow mainly transparent wings and mimics a wasp or bee in appearance. 1
  • noun clearwing a moth having wings mostly devoid of scales and transparent, especially any of the family Aegeriidae, many species of which are injurious to plants. 1
  • noun clearwing Any of various moths, of the family Sesiidae, that have transparent wings. 0
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