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Definition of Elytra

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 protection for the posterior pair. See Coleoptera. (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Ch[ae]topoda.

Meaning of Elytra from wikipedia

- (/ˈɛlətrɒn/; from Ancient Gr**** ἔλυτρον (élutron) 'sheath, cover'; pl.: elytra, /ˈɛlətrə/) is a modified, hardened forewing of beetles (Coleoptera), though...
- Eutarsopolipus chlaenii Katlav & Hajiqanbar, 2021 which dwells under the elytra. Lorenz, W. 2005. Systematic list of extant ground beetles of the world...
- superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about...
- 3 versions: Elytra Dawn (the smallest, intended for LEO operations), Elytra Dusk (intended for LEO-to-geostationary transfers), and Elytra Dark (the most...
- exception of the elytra, which can have shades of olive-green. They have a black suture with sp****ly distributed black spots elsewhere on the elytra. They have...
- and has a characteristic bright metallic green colouration, with pitted elytra and a coppery tinge. In addition to the nominotypical subspecies, which...
- species of rhinoceros beetle native to the Eastern United States. The adult's elytra are green, gray or tan, with black markings, and the whole animal, including...
- millimetres (0.24 in). The basic color of their pronotum and elytra is pale brown. Their elytra show eight small blackish spots (hence the species name octomaculatus...
- whitish longitudinal stripes, while the elytra are mostly dark brown in the typical form. The color of the elytra may differ greatly in some other forms...
- Innovation. Princeton University Press. pp. 53–54. ISBN 978-1-4008-5146-1. elytra have very little similarity with typical wings, but are clearly homologous...