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elytron

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[昆蟲] 翅鞘;翅基

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Elytron \El"y*tron\ (?; 277), Elytrum \El"y*trum\ (-tr?m)n.; pl.
   {Elytra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.)
   (a) 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. See {Coleoptera}.
   (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids.
       See {Ch[ae]topoda}.

資料來源 : WordNet®

elytron
     n : either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other
         insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
         [syn: {wing case}]
     [also: {elytra} (pl)]
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