Hemelytron Definition

hĕ-mĕlĭ-trŏn
hemelytra
noun
Either of the forewings of hemipteran insects, having a thickened basal portion and a membranous end.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Hemelytron

Noun

Singular:
hemelytron
Plural:
hemelytra

Origin of Hemelytron

  • hem(i)– elytron

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • hemi- +‎ elytron

    From Wiktionary

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