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
Of these, seven responded to bat attack sequences by swinging their elytra slightly toward the back.
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 the very biggest family of beetles continued to defy explanation because their elytra are highly reduced, and they don’t feed on plants.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 27, 2023
Sometimes the head and thorax are replaced by a human face, and occasionally the body or the elytra have the form of the Egyptian royal cap.
From Scarabs The History, Manufacture and Symbolism of the Scarabæus in Ancient Egypt, Phoenicia, Sardinia, Etruria, etc. by Isaac Myer
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