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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•le•op•ter•an (kō′lē op′tər ən, kol′ē-),USA pronunciation adj. - Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera.
n. - Insectsa beetle.
- Coleopter(a) + -an 1840–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: coleopteran /ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərən/ n Also: coleopteron - 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 weevils
adj Also: coleopterous - of, relating to, or belonging to the order Coleoptera
Etymology: 18th Century: from New Latin Coleoptera, from Greek koleoptera, from koleopteros sheath-winged, from koleon sheath + pteron wing |