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Variant of coleopteran

coleopteran Definition

co·leop·teran (kō′lē äp′tər ən, käl′ē-)

noun

beetle (sense 1)

Etymology: < ModL Coleoptera (< Gr koleopteros, sheath-winged < koleos, sheath + pteron, wing: see feather) + -an

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Browse dictionary entries near coleopterous

  1. ‹ coleopteran
  2. ‹ colemanite
  3. ‹ Coleman stove
  4. ‹ Coleman
  5. ‹ colectomy
  6. ‹ colectomies
  7. ‹ cole slaw
  8. ‹ cole
  9. ‹ coldness
  10. ‹ coldly
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