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snapping beetle
(encz) | snapping beetle, n: |
Snapping beetle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
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Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
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snapping 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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snapping beetle
(wn) | snapping 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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Snapping beetle
(gcide) | Snapping \Snap"ping\,
a. & n. from Snap, v.
[1913 Webster]
Snapping beetle. (Zool.) See Snap beetle, under Snap.
Snapping turtle. (Zool.)
(a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra
serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United
States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey
by a snap of its jaws. Called also mud turtle.
(b) See Alligator snapper, under Alligator.
[1913 Webster]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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