Coleoptera

"Coleoptera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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Order of winged insects also known as beetles comprising over 350,000 species in 150 families. They possess hard bodies with mouthparts adapted for chewing.

Descriptor ID	D001517
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375
Concept/Terms	Coleoptera Coleoptera Beetles Beetle

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Coleoptera".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
Coleoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375]

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