Definition of elytrum Elytrum
el•y•trum
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What does elytrum mean?
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- elytrum (n.)
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 the posterior pair. - elytrum (n.)
One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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elytrum
el′it-rum, n. the fore-wing of beetles, modified to form more or less hard coverings for the hind pair—also El′ytron:—pl. El′ytra.—adjs. El′ytral; Elyt′riform; Elytrig′erous. [Gr. elytron, a sheath.]
