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coleopterous, a.|kɒliːˈɒptərəs| [f. Gr. κολεόπτερ-ος + -ous: see Coleoptera.] Belonging to the Coleoptera or Beetles; having elytra.
1791Trans. Linnean Soc. I. 87, I discovered several small coleopterous insects in its crevices. 1804Carlisle in Phil. Trans. XCV. 25 Coleopterous insects become torpid at 34°. 1871Darwin Desc. Man. I. x. 381 The stridulating organs in the different coleopterous families. |