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coleopteran

coleopteran noun: any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies.

Noun

coleopteran (plural coleopterans)

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

Forms of coleopteran

pluralcoleopterans

Origin of coleopteran

From Translingual Coleoptera + English -an.

Words formed from coleopteran

Questions about coleopteran

What does coleopteran mean?
Coleopteran means any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies.
What part of speech is coleopteran?
Coleopteran is a noun.
What is the plural of coleopteran?
The plural of coleopteran is coleopterans.

Words near coleopteran in the dictionary

  1. coleophoran
  2. coleophorid
  3. coleophorids
  4. coleopter
  5. coleopteral
  6. coleopteran
  7. coleopterans
  8. coleoptericin
  9. coleoptericins
  10. coleopteriform
  11. coleopterist

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