elytron

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A noun referring to either of the hardened front wings in beetles and certain other insects that cover and protect the functional hind wings.

• 🌐الغمد أو الجناح الأمامي المتصلب في الخنافس وبعض الحشرات الأخرى، يغطي الأجنحة الخلفية الوظيفية ويحميها.

1. Modified forewing C2 formal scientific

   One of the hardened, protective forewings found in beetles and certain other insects, which covers and shields the membranous hind wings used for flight.

   • The beetle's elytra are often brightly colored and patterned.
   • When at rest, the elytra meet in a straight line down the insect's back.
   • The scientist carefully examined the texture of the elytron under a microscope.

   🌐غمد الجناح

• elytra plural form
• elytra's possessive plural form
• elytron's possessive singular form