2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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}.] (Zool.) One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: hemelytra See {hemelytron}
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