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- 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.
- Trimera - n. pl. - A division of Coleoptera including those which have but three joints in the tarsi.
- Tetramera - n. pl. - A division of Coleoptera having, apparently, only four tarsal joints, one joint being rudimentary.
- Elytrum - n. - One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as a protection for the posterior pair.
- Manta - n. - See Coleoptera and Sea devil.
- Brachyptera - n. pl. - A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.
- Rhynchophora - n. pl. - A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout beetles, curculios, or weevils.