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[ el-i-truhm ] / ˈɛl ɪ trəm /
noun, plural el·y·tra [el-i-truh]. /ˈɛl ɪ trə/. Obsolete.Origin of elytrumLatinized variant of elytron Words nearby elytrumElysian Fields, Elysium, Elytis, elytroid, elytron, elytrum, Elzevir, em, emaciate, emaciated, emaciation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for elytrumI saw one once on one elytrum of a beetle and not on the other. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby This robust structure seems to indicate that the scapular has to counteract a powerful action both of the leg and elytrum. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby When a spot for instance is partly on one elytrum and partly on the other. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. IV (of 4)|William Kirby The suture is the internal margin of the elytrum from the point of the scutellum to the end. An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4)|William Kirby
Elytrum, el′it-rum, n. the fore-wing of beetles, modified to form more or less hard coverings for the hind pair—also El′ytron:—pl. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various
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