English-Thai Dictionary
coleopteran
N แมลง ปีก แข็ง ทั้งหลาย
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
COLEOPTERAL
a.Having wings covered with a case or sheath, which shuts as above.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
COLEOPTERA
Co `le *op "te *ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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 maxillæ ) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.
COLEOPTERAL; COLEOPTEROUS
Co `le *op "ter *al, Co `le *op "ter *ous a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.
COLEOPTERAN
COLEOPTERAN Co `le *op "ter *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the order of Coleoptera.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Coleoptera
Co le op ter a |ˌkōlēˈäptərə ˌkɑliˈɑptərə |Entomology an order of insects that comprises the beetles (including weevils ), forming the largest order of animals on the earth. • (as plural noun coleoptera ) insects of this order; beetles. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek koleopteros, from koleos ‘sheath ’ + pteron ‘wing. ’
coleopteran
co le op ter an |ˌkōlēˈäptərən ˌkoʊliˈɑptərən |Entomology ▶noun an insect of the order Coleoptera; a beetle. ▶adjective relating to or denoting coleopterans. DERIVATIVES co le op ter ous |-tərəs |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
Coleoptera
Coleoptera |ˌkɒlɪˈɒpt (ə )rə | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects that comprises the beetles (including weevils ), forming the largest order of animals on the earth. • ( coleoptera ) insects of the Coleoptera order; beetles. ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek koleopteros, from koleos ‘sheath ’ + pteron ‘wing ’.
coleopteran
coleopteran |ˌkɒlɪˈɒpt (ə )rən |Entomology ▶noun an insect of the order Coleoptera; a beetle. ▶adjective relating to or denoting coleopterans. DERIVATIVES coleopterous adjective
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