noun
Coleoptera; beetle order
Taxonomic term for the insect order containing beetles. Used in biology and entomology.
甲虫目は昆虫の中で最も種数の多いグループです。
Coleoptera is the group with the largest number of species among insects.
From 甲虫 (こうちゅう, 'beetle') + 目 (もく, 'order'), a calque of the taxonomic name Coleoptera.