1) Front wings in beetles 2) Wing covers
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Singular = elytron. A modified, thickened and hardened front wing of an insect; usually only referred to in the order of beetles.
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• (pl. ) of Elytrum
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(from the article `coleopteran`) ...some of which also have brilliant metallic colours, showy patterns, or striking form. Beetles can usually be recognized by their two pairs of ... Variation in length, texture, and appearance of elytra, as well as the number of abdominal segments exposed by short elytra, are used to distinguish ... ...
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The hard upper wings of beetles.
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Hardened forewings of beetles that serve to protect the functional posterior wings.
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The tough, horny forewing of a beetle or an earwig.
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Elytra are the hard bony cases which inclose the wings of coleopterous insects or beetles. They are themselves wings, but are less important for flight than for protecting the true wings when folded beneath them in a state of repose.
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elytra (plural) 1. Tough front wings, occurring in pairs on beetles and some other insects, that act as a protective covering for the rear wings. 2. Part of the hard exoskeleton of certain insects; such as, scarab beetles. An example of an insect with elytra. A Cockchafer or 'May Bug', a European beetle of the family of the dung b...
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the hardened fore wings of beetles and earwigs.
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The thickened or leathery front or forewings of insects such as beetles.
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first pair of wings that are modified to form a hard shell
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(singluar form is elytron) the hardened front wings of beetles and other insects that cover and protect the hind wings
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