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elytron
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[ˈɛlɪtrɒn], (Noun)
Definitions:
- each of the two wing cases of a beetle
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Origin
:
mid 18th century (denoting a sheath or covering, specifically that of the spinal cord): from Greek elutron ‘sheath’
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