Coleopteran (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Coleoptera.
noun
  1. a beetle.
noun Also: coleopteron
  1. any of the insects of the cosmopolitan order Coleoptera, in which the forewings are modified to form shell-like protective elytra. The order includes the beetles and weevils
adjective Also: coleopterous
  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the order Coleoptera
    Coleopteran (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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