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elytron
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Elytron \El"y*tron\ (?; 277), Elytrum \El"y*trum\ (-tr?m)n.; pl. Elytra . [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for ...
Wikipedia
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An elytron (; from ; plural: elytra , ) is a modified, hardened forewing of certain insect orders, notably beetles (Coleoptera) and a few of the true bugs ( Heteroptera ); in most true bugs, the forewings are instead called hemelytra (sometimes misspelled ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings [syn: wing case ] [also: elytra (pl)]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
Usage examples of elytron.
Their angles were as sharp as ever, and they did not differ in appearance from the other wing and elytron of the same insect which had been left in water.
You see, sir,--and he went on with elytra and antennae and tarsi and metatarsi and tracheae and stomata and wingmuscles and leg-muscles and ganglions,--all plain enough, I do not doubt, to those accustomed to handling dor-bugs and squash-bugs and such undesirable objects of affection to all but naturalists.
The stiff edges, being forced slightly apart by the inclination of the body, come back into contact with a sharp click, similar to that emitted by the elytra of certain beetles.
Weldon, heedless that she gave him little or no attention, “this is the country of the manticoræ, and wonderful coleoptera they are, with their long hairy legs, their sharp elytra and their big mandibles.