Hyphenation of elytra

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word elytra? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

ely-tra

Definitions of elytra:

1.	Either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

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