Usually means: Hardened forewing of some insects.
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▸ noun:  Alternative form of elytron [A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.]

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calyptera, leafsheath, exothrix, vaginule, kalyptra, elator, sheath, eudicotyledon, telodendron, termen, more...

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