elytron

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elytron (noun; plural elytra; Greek elytron, sheath): 1. (Annelida: Polychaeta) The numerous modified setae in the form of scales or plates.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) A thickened, leathery, or horny fore wing or wing cover of certain insects

See also: hemelytron. 3. Tegmen.

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