noun🔗ShareAiles postérieures(in an insect with two pairs of wings) Either member of the pair of wings closer to the tail."The butterfly opened its wings, revealing the smaller hindwings tucked behind the larger forewings. "Le papillon a ouvert ses ailes, révélant les ailes postérieures plus petites, repliées derrière les ailes antérieures plus grandes.organismanimalinsectbiologyanatomypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading