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coleopteran

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies

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Etymology

Etymology tree Translingual Coleoptera Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English coleopteran From Translingual Coleoptera + English -an.

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5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: coléoptère — scientific term for anything in the taxon Coleoptera
  • Ido: koleoptero — scientific term for anything in the taxon Coleoptera
  • Japanese: 鞘翅類 — scientific term for anything in the taxon Coleoptera
  • Latin: coleopterum — scientific term for anything in the taxon Coleoptera
  • Spanish: coleóptero — scientific term for anything in the taxon Coleoptera