elytroid
English
Etymology
Adjective
elytroid (comparative more elytroid, superlative most elytroid)
- (archaic, zoology) Resembling a beetle's elytron (wingcase).
- Synonym: elytriform
References
- “elytroid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.