coleopteron

== Latin == === Alternative forms === coleopterum === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (koleópteros, adjective), by nominalization of the neuter forms. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔ.ɫeˈɔp.tɛ.rɔn] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ko.leˈɔp.te.ron] === Noun === coleopteron n (genitive coleopterī); second declension (entomology, anatomy, of a beetle) elytron, wing sheath, wingcase ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type). ==== Derived terms ==== sēmicoleopteron === References ===