|prōd.(ˌ)ō+ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from prot- + Coleoptera
in some classifications : an order of extinct insects that are now usually regarded as belonging to the order Protelytroptera
• pro·to·co·le·op·ter·an -tərən adjective or noun
• pro·to·coleopteron |prōd.(ˌ)ō+ noun -s
• pro·to·coleop·terous “+ adjective