elytron

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1. n. Alt. of Elytrum Source: opted
2. n. either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings Source: wordnet
3. (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. Source: webster
4. n either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings Source: ecdict

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