coleopterous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of coleopterous
First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at Coleoptera, -ous
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
We thus see that in the different coleopterous families the stridulating organs are wonderfully diversified in position, but not much in structure.
From The Descent of Man by Charles Darwin
Sex′ton-bee′tle, a coleopterous insect of the genus Necrophorus; Sex′tonship, the office of a sexton.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) 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
I picture them, yawning and snarling over the tedious experiments, and listening desperately to Fabre's coleopterous chatter.
From The Crow's Nest by Clarence Day
Most people are familiar with the phenomenon of "death-feigning," commonly seen in coleopterous insects, and in many spiders.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
