elytrum
Americannoun
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elytra
plural
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Etymology
Origin of elytrum
Latinized variant of elytron
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The elytrum, which is heavier and much less extensive, repeats this structure.
From Social Life in the Insect World by Bernard Miall
The elytra, which formerly covered the wings, are protective and don't help with flight.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
This caused the beating hind wings to strike the back edges of the elytra, like the two wing pairs were clapping.
From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024
The diabolical ironclad beetle lost the ability to fly long ago, but it kept the elytra.
From NewsForKids.net ● Feb. 23, 2024
But it was missing one of the animal’s defining characteristics: the tough forewing casing known to scientists as the elytra.
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2023
In many Carabidae the hind-wings are reduced or absent, and the elytra fused together along the suture.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various
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