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elytron
noun
(el-y-tron)
one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings
Words Related to
elytron
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wing case
,
hemelytron
,
pronotum
,
prothorax
,
forewing
,
scutellum
,
mesonotum
,
postscutellum
,
lamellate
,
clypeus
,
alitrunk
,
japanese beetle
,
glumaceous
,
tergite
,
ocellus
,
petiole
,
petiolary
,
dermopteran
,
ocellary
,
intrapetiolar
,
parapleura
,
prescutum
,
lanceolate
,
rose chafer
,
pinnatipartite
,
figeater
,
stipuled
,
pseudobranchia
,
palmatifid
,
palpiger
,
sclerite
,
labellum
,
tuberculate
,
perianth
,
biocellate
,
stipel
,
petiolule
,
episepalous
,
notopodium
,
palpicorn
,
acuminate
,
operculum
,
clavate
,
perfoliate
,
glume
, calypter,
tergum
,
papulose
,
bicrenate
,
sternite
,
cephalothorax
,
stipule
,
pleuron
,
metasternum
,
propodium
,
papillose
,
neuropodium
,
lanceolar
,
midrib
,
parapterum
,
auriculated
,
fimbricate
,
proleg
,
sepal
,
metathorax
,
baenomere
,
rubytail
,
thysanurous
,
prophragma
,
bipalmate
,
plant organ
,
opercle
,
rhabdite
,
perigone
,
endite
,
testaceous
,
sepaloid
,
carapace
,
ocrea
,
perigonium
,
cercopod
,
subovate
,
peristome
,
metabranchial
,
underpart
,
venation
,
sepalous
,
aedeagus
,
bell bearer
,
mesoscutum
,
ovipositor
,
spathed
,
nectary
,
reniform
,
exothecium
,
crenate
,
scutelliform
,
urite
,
peritreme
,
pinnatilobate
,
elytron
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