microcoleoptera

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Etymology: New Latin, from micr- + Coleoptera

: the smaller beetles

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‖ Microcoleoptera, n. pl. Ent.

(ˌmaɪkrəʊkɒlɪˈɒptərə)

[f. micro- + Coleoptera.]

The smaller kinds of Coleoptera.

Wood Insects at Home 220.