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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The hard, horny case or cover which overlies the functional wing of many insects, especially of Coleoptera; the elytrum.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
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