- coleopteran
- noun Date: circa 1847 beetle I,1 • coleopteran adjective
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Coleopteran — Co le*op ter*an, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the order of Coleoptera. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coleopteran — [kō΄lē äp′tər ən, käl΄ēäp′tər ən] n. [< ModL Coleoptera (< Gr koleopteros, sheath winged < koleos, sheath + pteron, wing: see FEATHER) + AN] BEETLE1 (sense 1) coleopterous adj … English World dictionary
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction any member of the insect order Coleoptera, consisting of the beetles and weevils … Universalium
coleopteran Entomology — [ˌkɒlɪ ɒpt(ə)r(ə)n] noun an insect of the order Coleoptera, which comprises the beetles and is the largest order of animals on the earth. adjective relating to coleopterans. Derivatives coleopterist noun coleopterous adjective Origin from mod. L … English new terms dictionary
coleopteran — noun Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies … Wiktionary
coleopteran — co•le•op•ter•an [[t]ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tər ən, ˌkɒl i [/t]] n. 1) ent beetle I, 1) 2) ent of or pertaining to a beetle • Etymology: 1840–50; < NL Coleopter(a) the order comprising beetles (< Gk koleóptera, neut. pl. of koleópteros sheath winged =… … From formal English to slang
coleopteran — /koh lee op teuhr euhn, kol ee /, adj. 1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera. n. 2. a beetle. [1840 50; COLEOPTER(A) + AN] * * * coleˈopteran, n. [f. as prec. + an.] A member of the Coleoptera. in Craig … Useful english dictionary
Beetle — Beetles redirects here. For the band, see The Beatles. For the car, see Volkswagen Beetle. This article is about the insect. For other uses, see Beetle (disambiguation). Beetle Temporal range: 318–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Blaue Fichtenholzwespe — (Sirex noctilio), ♀ Systematik Ordnung: Hautflügler (Hymenoptera) … Deutsch Wikipedia
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