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coleopteran
co·le·op·ter·an C0473500 (kō′lē-ŏp′tər-ən, kŏl′ē-) also co·le·op·ter·on (-tə-rŏn′)n. Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera; a beetle.
[From New Latin Coleoptera, order name, from Greek koleopteros, sheath-winged : koleon, sheath; see kel- in Indo-European roots + pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.]
co′le·op′ter·an, co′le·op′ter·ous (-tər-əs) adj.coleopteran (ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərən) n (Animals) any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevilsadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Coleoptera[C18: from New Latin Coleoptera, from Greek koleoptera, from koleopteros sheath-winged, from koleon sheath + pteron wing]co•le•op•ter•an (ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tər ən, ˌkɒl i-)
n. 1. beetle 1 (def. 1). adj. 2. of or pertaining to a beetle. [1840–50; < New Latin Coleopter(a) the order comprising beetles (< Greek koleóptera, neuter pl. of koleópteros sheath-winged = koleó(n) sheath + -pteros -pterous) + -an1] EncyclopediaSeeColeopteracoleopteran
coleopteran (kō′lē-ŏp′tər-ən, kŏl′ē-) also coleopteron (-tə-rŏn′)n. Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera; a beetle.
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