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Meaning of "Coleoptera" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLEOPTERA

Coleoptera  [ˌkɒlɪˈɒptərə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLEOPTERA

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Coleoptera is a noun.
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WHAT DOES COLEOPTERA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coleoptera

Beetle

The Coleoptera /koʊliːˈɒptərə/ order of insects is commonly called beetles. The word "coleoptera" is from the Greek κολεός, koleos, meaning "sheath"; and πτερόν, 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 sheath-like, or shell-like, protection for the rear pair, and for the rear part of the beetle's body. The superficial consistency of most beetles' morphology, in particular their possession of elytra, has long suggested that the Coleoptera are monophyletic, but growing evidence indicates this is unjustified, there being arguments, for example, in favour of allocating the current suborder Adephaga their own order, or very likely even more than one.

Definition of Coleoptera in the English dictionary

The definition of Coleoptera in the dictionary is the largest order in the animal kingdom; the beetles.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLEOPTERA


adulterer
əˈdʌltərə
caterer
ˈkeɪtərə
charterer
ˈtʃɑːtərə
diptera
ˈdɪptərə
entera
ˈɛntərə
lepidoptera
ˌlepɪˈdɒptərə
letterer
ˈlɛtərə
macrolepidoptera
ˌmækrəʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə
microlepidoptera
ˌmaɪkrəʊˌlɛpɪˈdɒptərə
monoptera
mɒnˈɒptərə
natterer
ˈnætərə
neuroptera
njʊˈrɒptərə
orthoptera
ɔːˈθɒptərə
patera
ˈpætərə
plasterer
ˈplɑːstərə
scatterer
ˈskætərə
tantara
ˈtæntərə
Twitterer
ˈtwɪtərə
upholsterer
ʌpˈhəʊlstərə
winterer
ˈwɪntərə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLEOPTERA

Coleman
colemanite
Colenso
coleopter
coleopteral
coleopteran
coleopterist
coleopterous
coleoptile
coleorhiza
coleorhizae
coleorrhiza
Coleraine
Coleridge
Coleridge-Taylor

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLEOPTERA

camera
ciguatera
coelentera
digital camera
era
et cetera
genera
hymenoptera
Jerez de la Frontera
lavatera
mesentera
monstera
opera
primavera
Rivera
riviera
santera
sera
sesquialtera
Svizzera

Synonyms and antonyms of Coleoptera in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Coleoptera» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLEOPTERA

Find out the translation of Coleoptera to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Coleoptera from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Coleoptera» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鞘翅目
1,325 millions of speakers

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Coleoptera
570 millions of speakers

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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
380 millions of speakers
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مغمدات الأجنحة
280 millions of speakers

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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

甲虫目
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

딱정벌레 목
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Coleoptera
85 millions of speakers
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Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोलेप्टेरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kınkanatlılar
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Translator English - Italian

Coleotteri
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Coleoptera
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Translator English - Ukrainian

Coleoptera
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Coleoptera
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Translator English - Greek

κολεόπτερα
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af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Coleoptera
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sv

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Coleoptera
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no

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Coleoptera
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Trends of use of Coleoptera

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLEOPTERA»

The term «Coleoptera» is quite widely used and occupies the 53.445 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLEOPTERA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Coleoptera

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLEOPTERA»

Discover the use of Coleoptera in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Coleoptera and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera
This is the seventh volume of a comprehensive work covering about 100,000 species of Coleoptera known to occur in the Palaearctic Region.
Ivan Löbl, Aleš Smetana, 2011
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A Catalog of Scolytidae and Platypodidae (Coleoptera).: ...
Approximately 7000 species of Scolytidae and 1500 species of Platypodidae occur throughout the world. For workers in forestry and agriculture, the sheer volume of names and literature references represents a formidable obstacle to research.
Donald E. Bright, Robert E. Skidmore, 2002
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Predaceous Diving Beetles (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) of the ...
This book encourages to look at water beetles with increased interest and appreciation and stimulates research on these insects.
D. J. Larson, Yves Alarie, Robert Edward Roughley, 2000
4
Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) I: ...
The species are illustrated by about 1035 individual drawings and black and white photographs, in addition to 650 colour photographs relating to primitive weevil families in Volumes V and VI. Volume I includes a chapter on Nemonychidae by G ...
E. Zimmerman, 1994
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The Aquatic Adephaga (Coleoptera) of the Fennoscandia and ...
This volume contains richly illustrated keys and descriptions of the 157 species of predaceous diving beetles (Dytiscidae) found in Fennoscandia, Denmark and the Baltic States.
Anders N. Nilsson, Morgens Holmen, 1995
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Australian Weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea) II: ...
This volume covers the remainder of the primitive weevils (Division Orthoceri), namely the families Brentidae, Eurhynchidae and Apionidae.
E. Zimmerman, 1994
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The Carabidae (Coleoptera) Larvae of of Fennoscandia and Denmark
This book provides keys and descriptions for the identification of all the known species of larvae of Carabidae (ground beetles) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
Martin L. Luff, Sven Gisle Larsson, 1993
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The Brentidae (Coleoptera) of Northern Europe
This book, written by one of the foremost experts on European Apion, identifies and describes the 134 species of brentids known from the British Isles and Continental Europe north of 52 (0)N.
Hans Gønget, 1997
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Dytiscidae (Coleoptera)
We are therefore proud to launch this major series. Volumes will as a minimum contain standard nomenclatoral information on all names pertaining to the taxon treated, including type locality and distribution to the extent this is relevant.
‎2001
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Coleoptera: Buprestoidea
Bruxelles : Vertencuil & Desmet Vol. l2b-d [l48] (generic characters, checklist); Carter, H.J. (l925). Revision of the Australian species of Chrysobothris (Fam. Buprestidae), together with notes and deseriptions of new species of Coleoptera. Proc.
C. L. Bellamy, W. W. K. Houston, Australian Biological Resources Study, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLEOPTERA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Coleoptera is used in the context of the following news items.
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Beetle tree of life reveals the evolutionary history of Earth's most …
The beetle tree of life reveals that Coleoptera survived end-Permian mass extinction to diversify during the Cretaceous terrestrial revolution. «Phys.Org, Jul 15»
2
HumBug: That's No Lady
Hemiptera or “true bugs” are a separate order altogether from the coleoptera (beetles), as different from them as dragonflies or cicadas. «The Journal, Jul 15»
3
A Disney Darwin Is Coming
In the East alone, 310 species of mammals, 100 reptiles, 8,050 birds, 7,500 shells, 13,100 lepidoptera (butterflies), 83,200 coleoptera (beetles), ... «Discovery Institute, Jun 15»
4
Lightningbug or Firefly?
In this case the insects in question are beetles, members of the insect order Coleoptera. So a scientifically correct common name would be "fire beetle" or ... «Purdue Agricultural Communications, Jun 15»
5
Crops Briefs: Nebraska bus tour to Kansas will see no-till, cover crops
Included are caterpillars (Lepidoptera), beetles (Coleoptera), and thrips (Thysanoptera). Scientific data for bee and other beneficial insect ... «Midwest Producer, Jun 15»
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Meet the beetles: A collector's lifelong passion
Coleoptera, the classification for beetles, is the largest group in the animal kingdom. There are more than 350,000 species, and specimens ... «Mount Desert Islander, Jun 15»
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They might not be very big, but the beetles are a tough bunch
Aristotle called them Coleoptera, from the Greek koleos — meaning sheath or shield — and ptera — meaning wings. Under that shiny outer ... «The Indian Express, May 15»
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Disney to open Indiana Jones restaurant and bar (snake-free, we …
Food and drinks such as Primate Parfait and Cristpy Coleoptera, as seen in "Temple of Doom," are not on this menu. Instead, Jock Lindsey's ... «CNET, May 15»
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Meet the Makech, the Bedazzled Beetles Worn as Living Jewelry
Today, several confiscated specimens are glittering among the Coleoptera collections of the National Museum of Natural History in Washington ... «Smithsonian, Apr 15»
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ID Trainer for the Future Katy Potts, with a drawer of coleoptera from …
Over the last four years I have been involved with public engagement events with Opal and Buglife where we ran invertebrate surveys and ... «Natural History Museum, Apr 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Coleoptera [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/coleoptera>. Apr 2024 ».
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