elytrum - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'elytrum' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Elytrum

[ n.]

- One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair.
- One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda.

Nearby Words:

elysia elysian elysium elysiums elytra elytriform elytrin elytroid elytron

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