— hemelytral /he mel"i treuhl/ , adj.
/he mel"i tron'/ , n. , pl. hemelytra /-treuh/ . Entomol.
one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
Also, hemielytron .
[ 1820-30; HEM(I)- + ELYTRON ]
— hemelytral /he mel"i treuhl/ , adj.
/he mel"i tron'/ , n. , pl. hemelytra /-treuh/ . Entomol.
one of the forewings of a true bug, having a hard, thick basal portion and a thinner, membranous apex.
Also, hemielytron .
[ 1820-30; HEM(I)- + ELYTRON ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012