coléoptère

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κολεόπτερος (koleópteros, “sheath-wing”), from κολεός (koleós, “sheath”) and πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔ.le.ɔp.tɛʁ/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

coléoptère m (plural coléoptères)

1. beetle

Related terms

• coléoptérologie

Further reading

• “coléoptère”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.