Eukaryote
order coleoptera
or·der co·le·op·ter·a
Subclass of:
Holometabola
Definitions related to order coleoptera:
  • (coleoptera) Horny or leathery front wings, nearly always meeting in a straight line down the back and covering the hind wings; chewing mouth parts; abdomen with 5-8 segments; metamorphosis is complete.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (coleoptera) Order of winged insects also known as beetles comprising over 350,000 species in 150 families. They possess hard bodies with mouthparts adapted for chewing.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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