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elytrotomy

elytrotomy noun: the surgical division or removal of a winglike structure.

Noun

elytrotomy (plural elytrotomies)

  1. (especially, in-compounds) The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure

Forms of elytrotomy

pluralelytrotomies

Origin of elytrotomy

From elytron (“the protective wing of a beetle”), + -tomy.

Words formed from elytrotomy

Questions about elytrotomy

What does elytrotomy mean?
Elytrotomy means the surgical division or removal of a winglike structure.
What part of speech is elytrotomy?
Elytrotomy is a noun.
What is the plural of elytrotomy?
The plural of elytrotomy is elytrotomies.

Words near elytrotomy in the dictionary

  1. elytriform
  2. elytrigerous
  3. elytroid
  4. elytron
  5. elytrotomies
  6. elytrotomy
  7. elytrous
  8. elytrum
  9. Elza
  10. Elzada
  11. Elzas

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