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elytroid
[
el
-i-troid
]
el·y·troid
/
ˈɛl
ɪˌtrɔɪd
/
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[
el
-i-troid
]
Show IPA
adjective
resembling an
elytron
.
Origin:
1860–65;
elytr(on)
+
-oid
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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elytron
or
elytrum
(ˈɛlɪˌtrɒn, ˈɛlɪtrəm)
—
n
,
pl
-tra
either of the horny front wings of beetles and some other insects, which cover and protect the hind wings
[C18: from Greek
elutron
sheath, covering]
elytrum
or
elytrum
(ˈɛlɪˌtrɒn, ˈɛlɪtrəm, -trə)
—
n
[C18: from Greek
elutron
sheath, covering]
'elytroid
or
elytrum
—
adj
'elytrous
or
elytrum
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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