coleopterous
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of coleopterous
First recorded in 1785–95; see origin at Coleoptera, -ous
Example Sentences
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I picture them, yawning and snarling over the tedious experiments, and listening desperately to Fabre's coleopterous chatter.
From The Crow's Nest by Day, Clarence
Rhynchophora, ring-kof′ō-ra, n.pl. a section of tetramerous coleopterous insects: the weevils.—adjs.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various
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
Discs: the abdominal motor processes of coleopterous larve.
From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.
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
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