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elytra

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002115

The outer hardened forewings of beetles and some other insects that cover and protect the hindwings or functional wings.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-002115
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
Synonymselytron
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary
See alsowings; Coleoptera
TranslationsSpanish: élitros
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-002115",
  "term": "elytra",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The outer hardened forewings of beetles and some other insects that cover and protect the hindwings or functional wings.",
  "synonyms": [
    "elytron"
  ],
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "wings",
    "Coleoptera"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "élitros"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/elytra/"
}

Record 2,115 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.