hemelytron

noun hem·el·y·tron \he-ˈme-lə-ˌträn\

plural hem·el·y·tra\-trə\

Definition of HEMELYTRON

: one of the basally thickened anterior wings of various insects (as true bugs)

New Latin, from hemi- + elytron

First Known Use: circa 1889

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