Elytron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɛlɪtɹɒn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Elytron is a noun meaning A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
Meaning
A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
Example Sentences
[…] the elytra covering the hind wings of the firefly lift like a light leather, suppler than any other beetle’s.
In a corner, the Darkling Beetle rustles in its Cage, its Elytra the same unforgiving white as the great sand-waste call’d ‘Kalahari’ lying north of here […]
Word Forms
- elytra
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include elytrum, hemelytron, sheath, hemelytrum, exothecium, arcus.
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