'Brachyptera' definitions:
Definition of 'Brachyptera'
From: GCIDE
- Brachyptera \Bra*chyp"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? short-winged; brachy`s short + ? feather, wing.] (Zool.) A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles. [1913 Webster]