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coleopterous

[ koh-lee-op-ter-uhs, kol-ee- ]

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera, comprising the beetles.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of coleopterous1

First recorded in 1785–95; Coleoptera, -ous

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Example Sentences

This is particularly observable in those of Coleopterous insects, but it is very commonly in other tribes of the same hue.

You will find no other than true legs in most Coleopterous, Neuropterous, and Hymenopterous larv.

Examples of Chilopodiform coleopterous larv are more numerous.

In another coleopterous species, the wings and elytra are placed under the hind-legs.

A remarkable variation in this respect is observable in the coleopterous genus Œdemera (Necydalis L.).

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