English
Etymology
From AGr. polytonic|�λ���ον �sheath�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/��lɪtɹ�n/

Noun
en-noun|elytra

1. 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

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