"elytron" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛlɪtɹɒn/ Forms: elytra [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*welH-|*-trom}}, {{lbor|en|grc|ἔλυτρον||sheath}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”) Head templates: {{en-noun|elytra}} elytron (plural elytra)
  1. A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects. Categories (topical): Entomology Translations (outer covering of insect): 鞘翅 (Chinese Mandarin), krovka [feminine] (Czech), peitesiipi (Finnish), élytre [masculine] (French), έλυτρο (élytro) [neuter] (Greek), elitra [feminine] (Italian), 翅鞘 (shishō) (alt: ししょう) (Japanese), elitră [feminine] (Romanian), надкры́лье (nadkrýlʹje) [neuter] (Russian), надкры́лья (nadkrýlʹja) [neuter, plural] (Russian), élitro [masculine] (Spanish), надкрило́ (nadkryló) [neuter] (Ukrainian), надкри́лля (nadkrýllja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), елі́тра (elítra) [feminine] (Ukrainian)

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