COLEOPTERON

Meaning of COLEOPTERON in English

n. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with front wings modified into sheaths to protect the hinder wings, e.g. a beetle or weevil. coleopterist n. coleopterous adj.

[ mod.L Coleoptera f. Gk koleopteros f. koleon sheath + pteron wing ]

Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012

COLEOPTERON — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈäptəˌrän, -_rən noun ( plural coleop·te·ra -tərə) Etymology: New Latin, singular of Coleoptera : one of the Coleoptera : beetle
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COLEOPTERON — /koh'lee op"teuhr euhn, kol'ee-/ , n. , pl. coleoptera /-teuhr euh/ . a coleopterous insect; beetle. See illus. under beetle …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COLEOPTERON — n. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with front wings modified into sheaths to protect the hinder wings, e.g. a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
COLEOPTERON — n. any insect of the order Coleoptera, with front wings modified into sheaths to protect the hinder wings, e.g. a …
Oxford English vocab

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

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