See Also: Coleoptera(medicine)
Coleoptera(dictionary)

Coleoptera (iou)



Coleoptera noun pl. . M18.
[mod. Latin, from Greek koleopteros sheath-winged, from koleos sheath + pteron wing: see -A3.]
(Members of) a large order of insects having the front wings modified as hard wing-cases, and comprising the beetles (including weevils).
coleopteran noun & adjective (a member) of the order Coleoptera M19.
coleopterist noun a person who studies beetles M19.
coleopteroid adjective resembling or akin to a member of the order Coleoptera L19.
coleopterous adjective belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera L18.