Coleoptera – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
coleoptera
n.
one of the principal order of insects, beetles
Beetle
Beetles are a group of
insects that form the
order Coleoptera . The word "coleoptera" is from the
Greek ,
koleos, meaning "sheath"; and ,
pteron, meaning "wing", thus "sheathed wing", because most beetles have two pairs of wings, the front pair, the "
elytra", being hardened and thickened into a shell-like protection for the rear pair and the beetle's abdomen.
Coleoptera
Noun
1. beetles
(synonym) order Coleoptera
(hypernym) animal order
(member-holonym) Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
(member-meronym) beetle
Coleoptera
(n. pl.)
An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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