HEMELYTRON


Meaning of HEMELYTRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ he-ˈme-lə-ˌträn ]

noun

( plural hem·el·y·tra -trə)

Etymology: New Latin, from hemi- + elytron

Date: circa 1889

: one of the basally thickened anterior wings of various insects (as true bugs)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.