Definition of "wing-cover" [wing-cover]

• In entomology, same as wing-case (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "These are the _Calandra oryzæ_, the true rice weevil, distinguished from his European cousin by the two reddish spots on each _elytra_ or wing-cover, and known in America as the"
• "Beetles are usually pinned through the right wing-cover at about one fourth of its length from the front end of it."
• "There is another you may often find; it is small and yellow, with eleven spots on each wing-cover."