COLEOPTERA


Meaning of COLEOPTERA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkō-lē-ˈäp-tə-rə ]

noun plural

Etymology: New Latin, ultimately from Greek koleon sheath + pteron wing — more at feather

Date: 1771

: insects that are beetles

• co·le·op·ter·ist -tə-rist noun

• co·le·op·ter·ous -tə-rəs adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.