elytron

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.

/ˈɛlɪtɹɒn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-elytron.wav

elytron elytra

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”).

wingcase

elytriform elytrous hemelytron

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