HyperDic: coleoptera

English > 1 sense of the word Coleoptera:
NOUNanimalColeoptera, order Coleopterabeetles
English > Coleoptera: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningbeetles.
Synonymorder Coleoptera
Member ofInsecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapodainsects
MembersAnobiidae, family Anobiidaedeathwatch beetles
Bruchidae, family Bruchidaeseed beetles
Carabidae, family Carabidaeground beetles
Cerambycidae, family Cerambycidaelong-horned beetles
Chrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidaeleaf beetles
Cicindelidae, family Cicindelidaetiger beetles
Cleridae, family Cleridaebeetles that prey on other insects
Coccinellidae, family CoccinellidaeThe ladybugs
Curculionidae, family Curculionidaetrue weevils
Dermestidae, family Dermestidaecarpet beetles
Dytiscidae, family Dytiscidaewater beetles
Elateridae, family Elateridaeclick beetles and certain fireflies
Gyrinidae, family Gyrinidaewhirligig beetles
Lamellicornia, superfamily Lamellicorniascarabaeid beetles and stag beetles
Lampyridae, family Lampyridaefireflies
Meloidae, family Meloidaeblister beetles
Scolytidae, family Scolytidae, Ipidae, family Ipidaelarge family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles
Staphylinidae, family Staphylinidaerove beetles
Tenebrionidae, family TenebrionidaeA family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms
beetleinsect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
Broaderanimal orderThe order of animals
SpanishColeoptera, coleópteros, oden Coleoptera
CatalanColeoptera, Coleòpter, coleòpters

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