elytra

elytra: elytra 1774, pl. of elytron "hardened wing of an insect," from Gk. elytron вЂњsheath,вЂќ from elyein "to roll round," from PIE root *wel- "to turn, roll" (with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects); see VULVA (Cf. vulva).

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Elytra — Elytra, Flügeldecken der Insecten … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Elytra — (griech.), die Deckflügel, s. Insekten … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Elytra — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elytra — pl. of elytron … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
elytra — /el i treuh/, n. pl. of elytron. * * * … Universalium
elytra — noun /ˈɛlɪtɹə/ Irregular … Wiktionary
elytra — (Subclass Copepoda): Wing like expansions of the dorsal or dorsolateral surface of postcephalic trunk somites in some siphonostomatoids [Boxshall and Halsey, 2004] … Crustacea glossary
elytra — n. leathery fore wings of beetles and some other insects, meeting in a straight line and serving as protective covers for the hind wings when at rest (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
elytra — /ˈɛlətrə/ (say eluhtruh) plural noun plural of elytron or elytrum …
elytra — plural of elytron * * * /el i treuh/, n. pl. of elytron … Useful english dictionary

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