Usually means: Winged beetle forewings, protective covers.
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  1. elytra: Merriam-Webster
  2. elytra: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. elytra: Collins English Dictionary
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  6. elytra: Wiktionary
  7. elytra: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. elytra: Dictionary.com
  9. Elytra: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  10. Elytra: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  11. Elytra: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  12. elytra: FreeDictionary.org
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  1. elytra: Encyclopedia

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  1. Elytra: HYPP Zoology
  2. Biological Control (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (elytron)

▸ noun:  A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects.
▸ Also see elytron


Opposite:
pronotum, abdomen, thorax

Adjectives:
short, black, brown, red, green, smooth, long, hard, yellow, blue, dark

Colors:
    emerald,     iridescent green,     metallic blue,     copper,     bronze, more...

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Opposite:
pronotum, abdomen, thorax

Adjectives:
short, black, brown, red, green, smooth, long, hard, yellow, blue, dark

Colors:
    emerald,     iridescent green,     metallic blue,     copper,     bronze, more...




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