The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hemelytrum — noun see hemelytron * * * hemelytrum see hemielytrum … Useful english dictionary
hemelytrum — hem·el·y·trum … English syllables
Hemelytra — Hemelytron Hem*el y*tron (? or ?), Hemelytrum Hem*el y*trum ( tr[u^]m cf. {Elytron}, 277),, n.; pl. {Hemelytra}. [NL. See {Hemi}, and {Elytron}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hemelytron — Hem*el y*tron (? or ?), Hemelytrum Hem*el y*trum ( tr[u^]m cf. {Elytron}, 277),, n.; pl. {Hemelytra}. [NL. See {Hemi}, and {Elytron}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hemelytron — n.; pl. tra [Gr. hemisys, half; elytron, sheath] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) A fore wing in which only the basal portion is hardened; wing covers; also spelled hemelytran, hemelytrum, hemielytron; hemelytral a; see elytron,tegmen … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
hemelytron — [he mel′itrəm] n. pl. hemelytra [he mel′itrəhe mel′i trän΄] n. hemelytra [he mel′itrə] [ModL < HEM(I) + ELYTRON] either of the forewings of hemipteran insects, having a thickened basal portion and a membranous end: also hemelytrum [he… … English World dictionary
