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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Your Query of 'elytron' Resulted in 1 Matches Displaying Items 1 through 1 Definitions elytron noun (elytra) A sheath or outer covering, especially around the spinal cord or over the hindwings of certain insects. 1997: In a corner, the Darkling Beetle rustles in its Cage, its Elytra the same unforgiving white as the great sand-waste call"d "Kalahari" lying north of here " Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon Etymology: From Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) "sheath".        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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