ELYTRON


Meaning of ELYTRON in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-lə-ˌträn ]

noun

( plural el·y·tra -trə)

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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