Definitions for coleopteran

coleopteran co·le·op·ter·an

Spelling: [koh-lee-op-ter-uh n, kol-ee-]
IPA: /ˌkoʊ liˈɒp tər ən, ˌkɒl i-/

Coleopteran is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 1109 anagrams from letters in coleopteran (aceelnooprt).

Definitions for coleopteran

noun

  1. a beetle.

adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera.

Origin of coleopteran

First recorded in 1840-50; Coleopter(a) + -an

Examples for coleopteran

Intercoxal process: in coleopteran; a median protrusion of the basal segment of abdomen between the hind coxae.

Heteromera: coleopteran in which the anterior and middle tarsi are 5- jointed and the posterior are 4-jointed.

Humeralis: coleopteran; when the elytral has an angulated projecting margin at base.

Grub: an insect larva: a term loosely applied, but more specifically to larvae of coleopteran and Hymenoptera.

A coleopteran struck me in the eye—one of the hydrophilidae family!

Frontal ridge: in coleopteran; a sharp ridge on the dorsal margin of the eye, extending forward.

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