intercalary vein

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intercalary vein: 1. An extra longitudinal wing vein of Ephemeroptera.

2. Convex wing vein which follows the crest of a ridge.

3. Concave wing vein on the bottom of a furrow.

4. In Diptera, sometimes applied to the posterior branch of the fourth vein.