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(1):

(n.) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair.

(2):

(n.) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids. See Chaetopoda.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Elytrum'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​e/elytrum.html. 1828.
 
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