elytron elytroid • elytroplastic · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · elytron · · Text Latin · · Script 7 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings. Synonyms: wing case. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · wing case · · Synonym 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E o latin small letter o U+006F r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079