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Coleoptera
[ koh-lee-op-ter-uh, kol-ee- ]
noun
- the order comprising the beetles.
Word History and Origins
Origin of Coleoptera1
Example Sentences
Across North America, there are an estimated 170 fireflies species, which are technically beetles in the order Coleoptera, but inventorying them is a challenge.
The phrase “they come in all shapes and sizes” could have been coined just for the Coleoptera — the beetles.
And the order Coleoptera couldn’t ask for a better Boswell than Durin.
The Coleoptera order, where beetles reside, has more species than any other order: it takes an encyclopedic knowledge to know beetles well.
The earwigs, cockroaches and locusts, which Linnaeus included among the Coleoptera, were early grouped into a distinct order, the Orthoptera.
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