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wing case

noun

, Entomology.


wing-case

noun

  1. the nontechnical name for elytron
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of wing case1

First recorded in 1655–65
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Example Sentences

Shard, shrd, n. a fragment, as of an earthen vessel: the wing-case of a beetle.

Certainly this resembles a rough sketch of the future wing-case; but how different from the mature structure!

A fine transparent cushion limits the free edge of the embryo wing and the embryo wing-case.

The instrument by which it produces its music is contrived out of the ordinary nervures of the wing-case.

Each wing case is marked with dotted lines, the breast is dingy yellow, and the antenn and organs of the mouth dull red.

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