ELYTRA
- ELYTRON, a hardened forewing of certain insects [n] / ELYTRUM, elytron (a hardened forewing of certain insects) [n]
- ELYTRUM, a hardened forewing of certain insects, also ELYTRON [n]
- one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings
- one of the pair of hardened forewings of certain insects, as beetles, forming a protective covering for the posterior or flight wings