Definition of order coleoptera Order coleoptera
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| order coleoptera - beetles | ||
| Coleoptera, order Coleoptera | ||
| animal order the order of animals | ||
| class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species | ||
| beetle insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings | ||
| cicindelidae, family cicindelidae tiger beetles | ||
| coccinellidae, family coccinellidae the ladybugs | ||
| carabidae, family carabidae ground beetles | ||
| family lampyridae, lampyridae fireflies | ||
| cerambycidae, family cerambycidae long-horned beetles | ||
| chrysomelidae, family chrysomelidae leaf beetles | ||
| dermestidae, family dermestidae carpet beetles | ||
| cleridae, family cleridae beetles that prey on other insects | ||
| lamellicornia, superfamily lamellicornia scarabaeid beetles and stag beetles | ||
| elateridae, family elateridae click beetles and certain fireflies | ||
| dytiscidae, family dytiscidae water beetles | ||
| family gyrinidae, gyrinidae whirligig beetles | ||
| anobiidae, family anobiidae deathwatch beetles | ||
| curculionidae, family curculionidae true weevils: snout beetles | ||
| family meloidae, meloidae blister beetles | ||
| family ipidae, family scolytidae, ipidae, scolytidae large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees | ||
| family staphylinidae, staphylinidae rove beetles | ||
| family tenebrionidae, tenebrionidae a family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms | ||
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