Elytrum
[ɪlɪtrəm]
解释:
(n.) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair.
(n.) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda.
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解释:
n. the fore-wing of beetles modified to form more or less hard coverings for the hind pair—also El′ytron:—pl. El′ytra.—adjs. El′ytral; Elyt′riform; Elytrig′erous.
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