·adj Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.
·noun Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. II. Sheath ·noun One of the elytra of an <<Insect>>....
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·adj Swift; rapid. II. Winged ·adj Wounded or hurt in the wing. III. Winged ·adj Fanned with wings...
·- The <<Neurilemma>>. ...
·adj Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an <<Eagle>>. ...
·adj Beady for flight; eager. II. Full-winged ·adj Having large and strong or complete wings. ...
·adj Having wings that are like hands in the structure and arrangement of their bones; — said of ba...
·adj Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the lace-winged flies. ...
·adj Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. ...
·adj Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the wing; — said of certain bats of t...
·adj Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged. ...
·adj Scale-winged. ...
·adj Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings. ...