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- Coleopter - n. - One of the Coleoptera.
- Coleoptera - n. pl. - An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.
- Coleopteral - a. - Alt. of Coleopterous
- Coleopteran - n. - One of the order of Coleoptera.
- Coleopterist - n. - One versed in the study of the Coleoptera.
- Coleopterous - a. - Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.