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Co·le·op·ter·a    Audio Help   [koh-lee-op-ter-uh, kol-ee-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
the order comprising the beetles.

[Origin: 1755–65; < NL < Gk koleóptera, neut. pl. of koleópteros sheath-winged, equiv. to koleo- (comb. form repr. koleón sheath, scabbard; see -o-) + -pteros -pterous; term used by Aristotle in describing beetles]
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co·le·op·ter·on    Audio Help   [koh-lee-op-ter-uhn, kol-ee-] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ter·a    Audio Help   [-ter-uh] Pronunciation Key.
a coleopterous insect; beetle.


[Origin: 1755–65; < NL < Gk: sing. of Coleoptera]
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coleoptera 
1763, from Mod.L., from Gk. koleopteros, lit. "sheath-wing," used by Aristotle to describe beetles, from koleos "sheath" + pteron "wing" (see petition).

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coleoptera

noun
beetles 

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Main Entry: co·le·op·te·ra
Pronunciation: "kO-lE-'äp-t&-r&
Function: noun plural
1 capitalized : the largest order of insects comprising the beetles and weevils and being distinguished by a pair of forewings that are usually hard and rigid, are never used for flight, and serve as a protectivecovering for the delicate flight wings and the upper surface of the abdomen
2 : insects that are beetles —co·le·op·te·ran /-r&n/ noun or adjectiveco·le·op·te·rist /-r&st/ nounco·le·op·te·rous /-r&s/ adjective

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Coleoptera

Bee"tle\, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr. b[imac]tan to bite. See Bite, v. t.] Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera.

Beetle mite (Zo["o]l.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatid[ae], parasitic on beetles.

Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis).

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