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Definition of: Coleoptera
(kō′lē·op′tər·ə, kol′ē-) noun plural
A large, cosmopolitan order of insects, including the beetles and weevils, having horny front wings that fit as cases over the hind wings. [<NL <Gk. koleos sheath + pteron wing]
—co′le·op′ter, co′le·op′ter·an noun
—co′le·op′ter·ous, co′le·op′ter·al adjective
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