elytroid

[el-i-troid]

el·y·troid

[el-i-troid]
adjective
resembling an elytron.

Origin:
1860–65; elytr(on) + -oid
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Elytroid is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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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

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