Coleoptera (order)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Animalia (kingdom) > Arthropoda (phylum) > Hexapoda (subphylum) > Insecta (class)
Descripción
Members of an order containing over 350,000 known living species of insects having the upper pair of wings converted into hard sheaths or wing-cases (elytra) that close over the back, and protect the lower or true wings, which most species are able to use in flight.
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Otros términos
- 鞘翅目 (目) [zh]
- qiào chì mù [zh]
- qiao chi mu [zh]
- ch'iao ch'ih mu [zh]
- beetles (insects) [en]
- beetle (insect) [en]
- 甲蟲 [zh]