Coleopteran

/ˌkoʊliˈɒptərən/ noun

Definition

An insect of the order Coleoptera, commonly known as a beetle.

Etymology

From Greek 'koleon' (sheath) and 'pteron' (wing), describing the distinctive sheath-like hardened front wings. The term became standardized in 19th-century entomology.

Kelly Says

Every single beetle you've ever seen is a coleopteran, and there are over 350,000 known species—more than all vertebrates combined—yet most people can't name a single beetle family!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንቁላል
en-k-u-la-l
ARالعربية
يعسوب
ya-soob
BNবাংলা
কীট
kee-t
CACatalà
colèpter
koh-lep-ter
CSČeština
brouk
brook
DADansk
scarab
ska-rab
DEDeutsch
Käfer
kay-fer
ELΕλληνικά
σκαραβαίος
ska-ra-vee-os
ESEspañol
coleóptero
koh-lee-OHP-teh-roh
FAفارسی
سوسک
soo-sok
FISuomi
käärme
kah-meh
FRFrançais
coléoptère
koh-lee-OP-tehr
GUGU
ખાખરા
kha-khara
HAHA
kifi
kee-fee
HEעברית
חרק
cha-rek
HIहिन्दी
खरगोश
khar-goh-sh
HUMagyar
bogár
bo-gar
IDBahasa Indonesia
kumbang
kumbang
IGIG
ọfụ
oh-foo
ITItaliano
coleottero
koh-lee-OT-teh-roh
JA日本語
甲虫
kōchū
KKKK
жәнді
zhand-ee
KMKM
ស្ដាប់
s-taap
KO한국어
딱정벌레
ttaak-jeong-beol-re
MRMR
कीट
kee-t
MSBahasa Melayu
kumbang
kumbang
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်း
ka-ng
NLNederlands
kever
keh-ver
NONorsk
bille
bee-leh
PAPA
ਕੜੀ
ka-ree
PLPolski
chrząszcz
hrz-an-sch
PTPortuguês
coleóptero
koh-lee-OHP-teh-roh
RORomână
colț
colt
RUРусский
Жуко
zhoo-koh
SVSvenska
malar
mahl-ar
SWKiswahili
mbuyu
m-boo-yoo
TAதமிழ்
கணுக்கால்
ka-nu-ka-al
TEతెలుగు
కీటకం
kee-ta-kam
THไทย
ด้วง
dwang
TLTL
kulig
koo-lig
TRTürkçe
kelebek
keh-leh-bek
UKУкраїнська
жук
zhook
URاردو
کڑی
ka-ree
VITiếng Việt
bọ cánh cứng
boh-chanh-cung
YOYO
ọfọ
oh-foh
ZH中文
鞘翅目
shào chì mù
ZUZU
umzimba
oom-zim-bah

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