HyperDic: elytron

English > 1 sense of the word elytron:
NOUNanimalelytron, wing caseeither of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
English > elytron: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningEither of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings.
Synonymwing case
BroaderwingA movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
Spanishelitro, élitro, hemiélitro
Catalanèlitre

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