Main Entry: wing

Pronunciation: \ˈwiŋ\

Function: noun

1 : one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly
2 : a winglike anatomical part or process : ala ; especially : any of the four winglike processes of the sphenoid bone—see greater wing, lesser wing

—winged \ˈwiŋd, ˈwiŋ-əd\ adjective