coleopterous

American  

[koh-lee-op-ter-uhs, kol-ee-] / ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tər əs, ˌkɒl i- /

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of coleopterous

First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at Coleoptera, -ous

Example Sentences

—In St. Lucia a coleopterous insect is found with a small plant growing directly from the back.

From Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 98, September 13, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Various

Bug, a coleopterous insect, or what in England is called a beetle.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 1 A to Amide by Various

Rove-beetle, rōv′-bē′tl, n. a brachelytrous coleopterous insect, as the devil's coach-horse.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

We thus see that the stridulating organs in the different coleopterous families are wonderfully diversified in position, but not much in structure.

From The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex, Vol. I by Darwin, Charles