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7 letters · 10 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
originEtymology tree Ancient Greek εἰλύω (eilúō) Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron)lbor. English elytron Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔλυτρον (élutron, “sheath”).
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