1. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
   - elytron

Derived forms: wing cases

Type of: wing

• mortified
• mortify
• mortifying
• Mortimer
• mortise
• mortise joint
• mortise-and-tenon joint
• mortmain
• Morton
• mortuary
• morula
• Morus
• Morus alba
• Morus nigra
• Morus rubra
• mosaic
• mosaic culture
• mosaic gold
• Mosaic law
• mosaicism
• Mosan
• Mosander
• moschatel
• Moschus
• Moschus moschiferus