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A connector includes a first member constituting a main body of the connector; and one or a plurality of second members attached to the first member. A specific member is selected from the group consisting of the first member and the second members to have a portion to be elastically deformed upon t

A connector includes a first member constituting a main body of the connector; and one or a plurality of second members attached to the first member. A specific member is selected from the group consisting of the first member and the second members to have a portion to be elastically deformed upon the attachment, and the specific member is formed of a hydrolysis-resistant material.

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1. A connector comprising: a first member constituting a main body of the connector extending in a fitting direction; anda cover including an upper cover, a lower cover, and a hinge that connects an edge of the upper cover directly to an edge of the lower cover along the fitting direction, and one o

1. A connector comprising: a first member constituting a main body of the connector extending in a fitting direction; anda cover including an upper cover, a lower cover, and a hinge that connects an edge of the upper cover directly to an edge of the lower cover along the fitting direction, and one of the lower cover and the upper cover being rotatable about the hinge when a different one of the upper cover and the lower cover is attached to the first member,at least one of the first member and the cover having a portion to be elastically deformed upon the attachment of the different one of the upper cover and the lower cover to the first member, the at least one of the cover and the first member being formed of a hydrolysis-resistant material,the upper cover including one of an engagement piece and an engagement portion, the lower cover including a different one of the engagement piece and the engagement portion, andthe engagement piece is the portion to be elastically deformed upon attachment. 2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the at least one of the first member and the cover has a cantilevered engagement portion as the portion to be elastically deformed upon the attachment. 3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the cover is formed of the hydrolysis material, and the cover is configured to guide an electric wire extending from the first member constituting the main body of the connector. 4. The connector according to claim 1, further comprising a spacer attached inside of the first member constituting the main body of the connector, and the spacer has a lance, as the portion to be elastically deformed upon the attachment, to engage with an electric terminal housed inside the main body, wherein at least one of the first member, the cover and the spacer being formed of the hydrolysis-resistant material. 5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first member has a lock arm to be elastically deformed when being connected to a mating connector, and the first member is formed of the hydrolysis-resistant material. 6. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the upper cover including the engagement piece and another engagement portion,the lower cover including the engagement portion and another engagement piece,the engagement portion of the lower cover engaging the engagement piece of the upper cover andthe another engagement piece of the lower cover engaging the another engagement portion of the upper cover. 7. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first member further including a recessed portion and a projection portion adjacent to the recessed portion, andthe upper cover including an engagement recessed portion that receives the projection portion when the cover is connected to the first member. 8. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the first member further including a terminal housing portion, a hood portion, and a lock arm, a cover mounting portion adjacent to a first end of the first member, and an opening at a second end of the first member,the hood portion being spaced apart from the terminal housing portion by a gap,the lock arm being cantilevered to the terminal housing portion, and the lock arm being elastically deformable,the opening being in communication with the gap, andthe cover covers the cover mounting portion when the cover is connected to the first member. 9. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the hydrolysis-resistant material is a composite material of polybutylene terephthalate and glass fibers.