/mhw> n.; pl.Elytra [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`lytron, fr. 'ely`ein to roll round. ] (Zoöl.) (a) 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. See Coleoptera. (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chætopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ ‖‖ }, n.; pl.Hemelytra [ NL. See Hemi, and Elytron. ] (Zool.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
/mhw> n.; pl.Elytra [ NL., fr. Gr. 'e`lytron, fr. 'ely`ein to roll round. ] (Zoöl.) (a) 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. See Coleoptera. (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chætopoda. [ 1913 Webster ]
{ ‖‖ }, n.; pl.Hemelytra [ NL. See Hemi, and Elytron. ] (Zool.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]
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