Protocoleoptera

plural noun

Pro·​to·​coleoptera

¦prōt(ˌ)ō+

in some classifications

: an order of extinct insects that are now usually regarded as belonging to the order Protelytroptera

protocoleopteran

-tərən

adjective or noun

protocoleopteron

¦prōt(ˌ)ō+

noun

plural -s

protocoleopterous

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from prot- + Coleoptera

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