Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
coleopterous .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Zoöl.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective zoology Having
wings covered with acase orsheath ;coleopterous .
Etymologies
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From κολεός (koleos, "sheath") and πτερόν (pteron, "wing") + English -al.
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