coleopterous C2 Topic:Describing Qualities Meanings 1 adj Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. The coleopterous insects were sorted by genus. Etymology From Coleoptera + -ous. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # coleopterous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj ## Meanings 1. Of or pertaining to beetles of the order Coleoptera. ## Examples - The coleopterous insects were sorted by genus. ## Etymology From Coleoptera + -ous. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown