Coccinelloid

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any beetle of the superfamily Coccinelloidea.

    "Based on that phylogenetic hypothesis, the taxonomic definitions of many coccinelloid groups were reconsidered."

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"Based on that phylogenetic hypothesis, the taxonomic definitions of many coccinelloid groups were reconsidered."

Etymology

Clipping of taxonomic name Coccinelloidea.

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