'Pentamera' definitions:

Definition of 'Pentamera'

From: GCIDE
  • Pentamera \Pen*tam"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See Pentamerous.] (Zool.) An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of all the known species of the Coleoptera. [1913 Webster]