ELYTRON; ELYTRUM

El "y *tron, El "y *trum (-tr n.; pl. Elytra. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)(a ) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair. See Coleoptera. (b ) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chætopoda.

elytron

el y tron |ˈeləˌträn ˈɛlətrɑn | ▶noun ( pl. elytra |-trə | ) Entomology each of the two wing cases of a beetle. DERIVATIVES el y trous |-trəs |adjective ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a sheath or covering, specifically that of the spinal cord ): from Greek elutron ‘sheath. ’

elytron

elytron |ˈɛlɪtrɒn | ▶noun ( pl. elytra |-trə | ) Entomology each of the two wing cases of a beetle. ORIGIN mid 18th cent. (denoting a sheath or covering, specifically that of the spinal cord ): from Greek elutron ‘sheath ’.

Elytron

Ely t ron , Ely tron Substantiv, Neutrum , das |E lytron |das Elytron; Genitiv: des Elytrons, Plural: die Elytren meist im Plural griechisch-neulateinisch zur Schutzdecke umgewandelter Vorderflügel der Käfer, Wanzen, Grillen u. a.