elytron in English
noun
1
each of the two wing cases of a beetle.
A typical male will clasp the lateral edges of the female's elytra with his prothoracic and mesothoracic legs, while his metathoracic legs are extended behind to serve as stabilizers when they drag on the substrate.
noun
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