coléoptère

Definitions of coléoptère
  1. noun
    a kind of lamellicorn beetle; the male has branched mandibles resembling antlers
  2. noun
    insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
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    types:
    bête à bon Dieu, coccinelle
    small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests
    type of:
    insecte
    small air-breathing arthropod
  3. noun
    beetle having antennae with hard platelike terminal segments
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