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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHEATH-WINGED

a.[sheath and wing. ] Having cases for covering the wings; as a sheath-winged insect.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHEATH-WINGED

SHEATH-WINGED Sheath "-winged `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.