hemelytron

noun

hem·​el·​y·​tron he-ˈme-lə-ˌträn 

plural hemelytra he-ˈme-lə-trə 

: one of the basally thickened anterior wings of various insects (such as true bugs)

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from hemi- + elytron

First Known Use

circa 1889, in the meaning defined above