Usually means: Hardened forewing of some insects.
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  1. elytron: Merriam-Webster
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  3. elytron: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
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  8. elytron: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
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  11. Elytron: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
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▸ noun:  A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.

Similar:
wing case, elytrum, hemelytron, sheath, hemelytrum, exothecium, arcus, propleuron, ecteron, exochorion, more...

Opposite:
wing

Adjectives:
right, left, single, singular, corresponding, opposite

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Similar:
wing case, elytrum, hemelytron, sheath, hemelytrum, exothecium, arcus, propleuron, ecteron, exochorion, more...

Opposite:
wing

Adjectives:
right, left, single, singular, corresponding, opposite



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