ELYTROID

Etymology

Adjective

elytroid (comparative more elytroid, superlative most elytroid)

(zoology) Resembling a beetle's wingcase.

Anagrams

• erotylid, iodetryl

Source: Wiktionary


El"y*troid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Resembling a beetle's wing case.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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