01 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 post…
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Elytra ((#))
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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.(Zoöl.) See: Coleoptera