n.
Pronunciation: ' e-l ə - ˌ trän
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -tra \ -tr ə \
Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, sheath, wing cover, from eilyein to roll, wrap ― more at VOLUBLE
Date: 1774
: one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings
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