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Definition of Elytron
1. Noun. Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings.
Definition of Elytron
1. 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.
Definition of Elytron
1. a hardened forewing of certain insects [n -TRA] : ELYTROID, ELYTROUS [adj]
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