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Summary

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elytron:
- Wiktionary:
  elytron → élytre
- Synonyms for "elytron":
  wing case; wing

English

Detailed Translations for elytron from English to French

elytron:

Translation Matrix for elytron:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	wing case

Synonyms for "elytron":

wing case; wing

Related Definitions for "elytron":

either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings¹

Wiktionary Translations for elytron:

elytron

noun

outer covering of insect
- elytron → élytre

elytron

noun

entomologie|fr aile antérieure coriace, très rigide, inapte au vol des coléoptères et des orthoptères. La paire d’élytres protège les ailes postérieures membraneuses, seules aptes au vol.
- élytre → elytron

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