Definitions for: Elytron


[n] either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings



Webster (1913) Definition: El"y*tron (?; 277), Elytrum El"y*trum (-tr?m)n.; pl.
Elytra. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.)
(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 Ch[ae]topoda.

Synonyms: wing case

See Also: wing

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