Usually means: Forewings of bugs, partly leathery.
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  1. hemelytra: Merriam-Webster
  2. hemelytra: Collins English Dictionary
  3. hemelytra: Wiktionary
  4. Hemelytra, hemelytra: Dictionary.com
  5. Hemelytra: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  6. Hemelytra: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  7. hemelytra: FreeDictionary.org
  8. hemelytra: TheFreeDictionary.com

(Note: See hemelytron as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (hemelytron)

noun:  (anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.
▸ Also see hemelytron


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