- 1. n. 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. Source: opted
- 2. n. One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda. Source: opted
- 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. 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. n. One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda. Source: ecdict
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