• (n.) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda. • (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 posterior pair.
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<zoology> 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. ... One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. ... See: Coleoptera. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr, fr. To roll round. ... (26 Mar 1998) ...
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elytron, elytrum (singular) 1. One of the hardened wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects. 2. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings. 3. One of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects; such as, beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or...
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