"coleopter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: coleopters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} coleopter (plural coleopters)
  1. (zoology) One of the Coleoptera; a beetle. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-coleopter-en-noun-P8j8ccCZ Disambiguation of Insects: 51 49 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. A type of VTOL aircraft which uses a ducted fan as the primary fuselage of the entire aircraft. Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-coleopter-en-noun-Qm~g6wEi Disambiguation of Insects: 51 49 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65

Inflected forms

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