elytroid

elytroid
\\ˈelə.ˌtrȯid\ adjective
Etymology: elytr- + -oid
: resembling an elytron

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/el"i troyd'/, adj.
resembling an elytron.
[1860-65; ELYTR(ON) + -OID]

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elytroid, a.
(ˈɛlɪtrɔɪd)
[ad. Gr. ἐλυτροειδής, f. ἔλυτρον sheath + εἶδος form.]
Resembling an elytron or sheath, sheath-like.
in Webster; and in mod. Dicts.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • elytroid — [el′i troid΄] adj. like an elytron …   English World dictionary

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  • e|lyt|ri|form — «ih LIHT ruh frm», adjective. having the form of an elytron; elytroid …   Useful english dictionary

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