hemelytra

Variant of hemelytron

hemelytron definition

hem·ely·tron (he mel′i trän′)

noun pl. hemelytra -·tra (-trə)

either of the forewings of hemipteran insects, having a thickened basal portion and a membranous end
also hemelytrum hem·el′·ytrum (-trəm)

Etymology: ModL < hem(i)- + elytron

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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