hemelytron

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hemelytron (noun; plural hemelytra; Greek hemisys, half; elytron, sheath): (Arthropoda: Insecta) A fore wing in which only the basal portion is hardened; wing-covers; also spelled hemelytran, hemelytrum, hemielytron.
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