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adj. [Gr. koleos, sheath; pteron, wing](ARTHROPODA: Insecta)Pertaining to the Coleoptera; beetlelike.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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coleopteroid — I. |kōlē|äptəˌrȯid, |käl adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary coleopter (from New Latin Coleoptera) + oid : like the Coleoptera : like a beetle II. noun ( … Useful english dictionary
coleopteroid — adjective Shaped like a beetle … Wiktionary
coleopteroid — co·le·op·ter·oid … English syllables
coleopterous — a. pertaining to beetles and weevils; having hard anterior wings. ♦ coleopteran, n. such insect. ♦ coleopteroid, a. beetle like. ♦ coleopterology, n. study of such insects … Dictionary of difficult words
