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elytron n.(pl. -tra ) 【動物;動物學】鞘翅;膜質鱗...

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When the mist arrives , o . unguicularis tilts its body forward into the wind , and moisture rolls down its fused elytra into its mouth 當霧氣來襲,沐霧甲蟲會把身體前傾入風中,好讓水氣順著黏合的翅鞘滾入口中。

In this order the forewings are modified to form hard elytra or cases . 該目昆蟲的前翅發展成堅硬的鞘翅或殼。