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Webster 1913 Edition

Coleopterous

{

Coˊle-op′ter-al

,

Coˊle-op′ter-ous

}

Adj.

[Gr. [GREEK].]

(Zool.)

Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.

Definition 2024

coleopterous

coleopterous

English

Adjective

coleopterous ‎(not comparable)

of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera