elytra

Noun

The word is derived from elytron

Meaning

of Elytrum

Anagrams

Examples

A beetle's flight wings are crossed with veins and are folded after landing, often along these veins, and stored below the elytra. Source: Internet

Adult crawling water beetles use both their elytra and their hind coxae (the basal segment of the back legs) in air retention, citation while whirligig beetles simply carry an air bubble down with them whenever they dive. Source: Internet

The tergum in almost all species is membranous, or usually soft and concealed by the wings and elytra when not in flight. Source: Internet

Many have the two elytra fused together, forming a solid shield over the abdomen. Source: Internet

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