中文翻译与英英解释 | n.
(pl. -tra ) 【动物；动物学】鞘翅；膜质鳞，背鳞。
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| either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings
同义词：wing case,
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例句与用法 | 1. | In this order the forewings are modified to form hard elytra or cases .
该目昆虫的前翅发展成坚硬的鞘翅或壳。
| | 2. | When the mist arrives , o . unguicularis tilts its body forward into the wind , and moisture rolls down its fused elytra into its mouth
当雾气来袭，沐雾甲虫会把身体前倾入风中，好让水气顺著黏合的翅鞘滚入口中。
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