hem|el|y|tron

hem|el|y|tron
hem|el|y|tron «heh MEHL uh tron», noun, plural -tra «-truh».
the forewing of an insect that is leathery at the base and membranous at the tip. Certain hemipters, such as chinch bugs, have hemelytrons. Also, hemielytron, hemielytrum.
[< New Latin hemielytrum < Greek hēmi- half + élytron sheath]

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