coleoptera
pronunciation
How to pronounce coleoptera in British English:
UK [ˌkɒlɪ'ɒptərə]
How to pronounce coleoptera in American English:
US [ˌkoʊlɪ'ɒptərə]
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- Noun:
- beetles
Word Origin
- coleoptera (n.)
- 1763, from Modern Latin, from Greek koleopteros, literally "sheath-wing," used by Aristotle to describe beetles, from koleos "sheath" (see cell) + pteron "wing" (see pterodactyl). Related: Coleopterous.
Example
- 1. Application of dna barcodes to molecular systematics of coleoptera .
- 2. Pepper tiger beetles are coleoptera , cerambycidae .
- 3. Phylogenetic analysis of the tribe blaptini ( coleoptera : tenebrionidae ) in china based on the defensive glands .
- 4. Evolutionary relationship of firefly larvae between mandibular morphology and preys ( coleoptera : lampyridae )
- 5. The artist pores over books and other research on the coleoptera order of insects so that she can apply some of the patterning and anatomy of real beetles to her sculpted ones ; yet , the artist also exercises creative freedom .