Coleoptera

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (koleópteros, “sheath-wing”), from κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Proper noun

Coleoptera

  1. A taxonomic order within the superorder Endopterygota – beetles.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

  • coleopteriform

References

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