Coleoptera

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

noun

1. the order comprising the beetles.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Coleoptera¹

1755–65; < New Latin < Greek koleóptera, neuter plural of koleópteros sheath-winged, equivalent to koleo- (combining form representing koleón sheath, scabbard; -o- ) + -pteros -pterous; term used by Aristotle in describing beetles

Example Sentences

On the other hand, our knowledge of the earlier states of Coleoptera is yet very imperfect as compared with the Lepidoptera.

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Young Oak trees or Oak shrubs are much more preferred by the leaf-eating Coleoptera peculiar to this tree than the older trees.

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This is the best way of obtaining the numerous species of rare Micro-coleoptera of various families that inhabit such places.

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The fall is also the best season for collecting Coleoptera living in fungi.

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Chilognathiform forms are equally numerous in the Coleoptera with the preceding.

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