coleopteran

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14C kyr BP) interpreted from coleopteran assemblages

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  1. noun Any of numerous insects of the order Coleoptera, characterized by forewings modified to form tough protective covers for the membranous hind wings and including the beetles, weevils, and fireflies.
  2. adjective Of, relating to, or belonging to the order Coleoptera.

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  • 14C kyr BP) interpreted from coleopteran assemblages —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • Late-glacial and early Holocene climatic conditions have been reconstructed for northern Europe using the mutual climatic range (MCR) palaeoclimate method based on fossil coleopteran assemblages. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. From New Latin Coleoptera, order name, from Greek koleopteros, sheath-winged : koleon, sheath; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots + pteron, wing; see pet- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from coleopter + -an.
 

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