Wings (Anatomy)

URI(s)
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85147012
- info:lc/authorities/sh85147012
- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/sh85147012#concept
Instance Of
Scheme Membership(s)
- Library of Congress Subject Headings
Collection Membership(s)
- LCSH Collection - Authorized Headings
- LCSH Collection - General Collection
Variants
- Wing (Anatomy)
- Wings
Broader Terms
- Forelimb
Related Terms
- Animal flight
Exact Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://stitch.cs.vu.nl/vocabularies/rameau/ark:/12148/cb135085880
Closely Matching Concepts from Other Schemes
- http://d-nb.info/gnd/4304911-4
Earlier Established Forms
- Wings
Sources
- found: MESH (Wing)
- found: Web. 3 (wing: 1.(a) an organ of aerial flight)
- found: Merriam-Webster Dict. & Thes. online, May 2, 2007 (wing: 1.(a) one of the movable feathered or membranous paired appendages by means of which a bird, bat, or insect is able to fly; also: such an appendage even though rudimentary if possessed by an animal belonging to a group characterized by the power of flight; (b) any of various anatomical structures especially of a flying fish or flying lemur providing means of limited flight)
LC Classification
- QL950.8
Change Notes
- 1986-02-11: new
- 2007-06-07: revised

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