elytron

美 ['el?tr?n] 　英 ['el?tr?n]

• n.【動】鞘翅；膜質(zhì)鱗
• 網(wǎng)絡(luò)背鱗；翅鞘；成的褥鞍狀翅基

詞形變化

復(fù)數(shù)：elytra  

英漢解釋

n.	1. 【動】鞘翅;膜質(zhì)鱗,背鱗

英英解釋

n.	1. a tough front wing, occurring in pairs on beetles and some other insects, that acts as a protective covering for the rear wings