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- noun An
elytron .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Its heavy wingcase suddenly flipped up and then snapped back against its carapace with a loud click.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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Its heavy wingcase suddenly flipped up and then snapped back against its carapace with a loud click.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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Its heavy wingcase suddenly flipped up and then snapped back against its carapace with a loud click.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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They could hear the click of beetles’ mandibles and there was a clacking sound whenever one beetle raised and lowered its wingcase in a threatening display.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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They could hear the click of beetles’ mandibles and there was a clacking sound whenever one beetle raised and lowered its wingcase in a threatening display.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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They could hear the click of beetles’ mandibles and there was a clacking sound whenever one beetle raised and lowered its wingcase in a threatening display.
Shadow Lord Laurence Yep 2000
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