coleoptera

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun coleoptera has 1 sense

coleoptera(n = noun.animal) order coleoptera - beetles; Array

is a kind of animal order

is a member of class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta

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CIDE DICTIONARY

coleoptera, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sheath-winged; sheath + wing.].

An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils. [1913 Webster]

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