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Coleoptera

Syllabification: (Co·le·op·ter·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌkōlēˈäptərə/
Entomology
Definition of Coleoptera
  • an order of insects that comprises the beetles (including weevils), forming the largest order of animals on the earth.
  • (as plural noun coleoptera) insects of the order Coleoptera ; beetles.

Origin:

modern Latin (plural), from Greek koleopteros, from koleos 'sheath' + pteron 'wing'

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