- elytroid
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/el"i troyd'/, adj.resembling an elytron.[1860-65; ELYTR(ON) + -OID]
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Elytroid — El y*troid, a. [Gr. ? sheath, a wing case + oid.] (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling a beetle s wing case … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
elytroid — [el′i troid΄] adj. like an elytron … English World dictionary
elytroid — ˈelə.ˌtrȯid adjective Etymology: elytr + oid : resembling an elytron * * * /el i troyd /, adj. resembling an elytron. [1860 65; ELYTR(ON) + OID] * * * elytroid, a. (ˈɛlɪtrɔɪd) [ad. Gr. ἐλυτροειδής, f. ἔλυτρον sheath + εἶδος form.] Resembling an… … Useful english dictionary
elytroid — el·y·troid … English syllables
elytroid — el•y•troid [[t]ˈɛl ɪˌtrɔɪd[/t]] adj. ent resembling an elytron • Etymology: 1860–65 … From formal English to slang
elytroid — /ˈɛlətrɔɪd/ (say eluhtroyd) adjective like an elytron …
elytr- — combining form or elytri or elytro Etymology: probably from New Latin, from elytron 1. : elytron elytroid … Useful english dictionary
e|lyt|ri|form — «ih LIHT ruh frm», adjective. having the form of an elytron; elytroid … Useful english dictionary
