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Co`le*op"ter (?), n.
(Zoöl.) One of the Coleoptera.

||Co`le*op"te*ra (?), n. pl. [NL.,
fr. Gr. &?; sheath-winged; &?; sheath + &?; wing.]
(Zoöl.) An order of insects having the anterior
pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings
for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded
transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts
form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillæ) adapted for
chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and
weevils.

{ Co`le*op"ter*al (?), Co`le*op"ter*ous (?)
} a. [Gr. &?;.] (Zoöl.) Having
wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the
Coleoptera.

Co`le*op"ter*an (?), n.
(Zoöl.) One of the order of
Coleoptera.

Co`le*op"ter*ist, n. One
versed in the study of the Coleoptera.

||Co`le*o*rhi"za (?), n. [NL., fr.
Gr. &?; sheath + &?; root.] A sheath in the embryo of
grasses, inclosing the caulicle. Gray.

Cole"perch` (?), n.


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