elytrum

[ el-i-truhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, Obsolete.

, plural el·y·tra [el, -i-tr, uh].

Origin of elytrum¹

Latinized variant of elytron

In the genus Blaps F., the mucro that arms the apex of each elytrum is longer in the former sex than in the latter.

When a spot for instance is partly on one elytrum and partly on the other.

I saw one once on one elytrum of a beetle and not on the other.

The elytrum, which is heavier and much less extensive, repeats this structure.

Elytrum, el′it-rum, n. the fore-wing of beetles, modified to form more or less hard coverings for the hind pair—also El′ytron:—pl.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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