coleopteran

noun

Any beetle of the order Coleoptera

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Translingual Coleoptera Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English coleopteran From Translingual Coleoptera + English -an.

Any insect of the order Coleoptera; includes the beetles, weevils and fireflies