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elytrae

elytrae noun: scales found on the back of annelids or beetles. Also the alternative form of elytra.

Noun

elytrae (uncountable)

  1. Scales found on the back of annelids or beetles.

Also used as

elytrae is also the alternative form of elytra.

Questions about elytrae

What does elytrae mean?
Elytrae means scales found on the back of annelids or beetles.
What part of speech is elytrae?
Elytrae is a noun.

Words near elytrae in the dictionary

  1. Elysium
  2. Elysiums
  3. Elyssa
  4. Elysse
  5. elytra
  6. elytrae
  7. elytral
  8. elytriferous
  9. elytriform
  10. elytrigerous
  11. elytroid

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