Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as coleopterous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective (Zoöl.) Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the Coleoptera.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective zoology Having wings covered with a case or sheath; coleopterous.

Etymologies

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From κολεός (koleos, "sheath") and πτερόν (pteron, "wing") + English -al.

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