noun🔗ShareAiles antérieures(in an insect) Either member of the pair of wings closest to the head."The grasshopper protected its delicate hindwings by folding its tough, leathery forewings over them. "La sauterelle protégeait ses délicates ailes postérieures en repliant ses robustes et coriaces ailes antérieures sur elles.insectanimalbiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading