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click beetle
(encz) | click beetle, n: |
click beetle
(gcide) | Elater \El"a*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.]
1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the
spores, as in some liverworts.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], having
the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden
upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation
between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also {click
beetle}, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related
insects for leaping. See Collembola.
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Click beetle
(gcide) | Click beetle \Click" bee"tle\ (Zool.)
See Elater.
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click beetle
(wn) | click beetle
n 1: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
air with a clicking sound [syn: click beetle, skipjack,
snapping beetle] |
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Click beetle
(gcide) | Elater \El"a*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.]
1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the
spores, as in some liverworts.
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2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], having
the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden
upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation
between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also {click
beetle}, spring beetle, and snapping beetle.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related
insects for leaping. See Collembola.
[1913 Webster]Click beetle \Click" bee"tle\ (Zool.)
See Elater.
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