Definition of Elytrum. Meaning of Elytrum. Synonyms of Elytrum

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Definition of Elytrum

Elytrum
Elytron El"y*tron (?; 277), Elytrum El"y*trum (-tr?m)n.; pl. Elytra. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.) (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 Ch[ae]topoda.

Meaning of Elytrum from wikipedia

- An elytron (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Gr**** ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera)...
- ecuadoriana Pilsbry & Olsson, 1941 Macoma elimata Dunnill & Coan, 1968 Macoma elytrum Keen, 1958 Macoma expansa Carpenter, 1864 Macoma extenuata Dall, 1900 –...