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coleopterous

Coleoptera vs Coleopterous - What's the difference?

coleoptera | coleopterous |


As an adjective coleopterous is

of or pertaining to beetles of the order coleoptera .

Beetle vs Coleopterous - What's the difference?

beetle | coleopterous |


As adjectives the difference between beetle and coleopterous

is that beetle is protruding, jutting, overhanging (as in beetle brows ) while coleopterous is of or pertaining to beetles of the order coleoptera .

As a noun beetle

is any of numerous species of insect in the order coleoptera characterized by a pair of hard, shell-like front wings which cover and protect a pair of rear wings when at rest or beetle can be a type of mallet with a large wooden head, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.

As a verb beetle

is to move away quickly, to scurry away or beetle can be to loom over; to extend or jut or beetle can be to beat with a heavy mallet.