Definition of Elytrous

1. elytron [adj] - See also: elytron

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elytrous

elvishly
elwand
elwands
elyite
elysian
elysium
elytra
elytral
elytriform
elytrin
elytroid
elytron
elytrotomies
elytrotomy
elytrous (current term)
elytrum
elæon
em-dash
em-dashes
em dash
em dashes
em quad
em quads
em space
em spaces
emacerate
emacerated

Literary usage of Elytrous

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"... in which tribes we find numerous insects which have a portion of their anterior wing solidified and elytrous, whilst the remainder retains ..."

2. A Catalogue of the British Non-parasitical Worms in the Collection of the by George Johnston (1865)
"... whether elytrous or not; and this fact appears to invalidate the opinion of those who maintain, with Blainville, that the cirri are the analogues of the ..."

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