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elytron
[elytron 词源字典]
"Each of the two wing cases of a beetle", Mid 18th century (denoting a sheath or covering, specifically that of the spinal cord): from Greek
elutron
'sheath'.
[elytron etymology, elytron origin, 英语词源]