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elaterid — noun any of various widely distributed beetles • Syn: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater • Hypernyms: ↑beetle • Hyponyms: ↑click beetle, ↑skipjack, ↑snapping beetle, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
elaterid — [ē lat′ər id] n. CLICK BEETLE adj. of the family of click beetles … English World dictionary
elaterid — /i lat euhr id/, n. 1. any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the family Elateridae. [ < NL Elateridae, equiv. to Elater the type genus ( < Gk; see ELATER) + idae ID2] * * * … Universalium
elaterid — n. click beetle. ♦ elateroid, a … Dictionary of difficult words
fire beetle — noun tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots • Syn: ↑firefly, ↑Pyrophorus noctiluca • Hypernyms: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater, ↑elaterid • Member Holonyms: ↑Pyrophorus … Useful english dictionary
snapping beetle — noun able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound • Syn: ↑click beetle, ↑skipjack • Hypernyms: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater, ↑elaterid * * * noun also … Useful english dictionary
click beetle — noun able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound • Syn: ↑skipjack, ↑snapping beetle • Hypernyms: ↑elaterid beetle, ↑elater, ↑elaterid … Useful english dictionary
click beetle — /ˈklɪk bitl/ (say klik beetl) noun an elaterid beetle that makes a clicking sound in springing up, as after having been laid on its back; snapping beetle …
Click beetle — Click beetles Click beetle adults and larvae (wireworms) Left: Wheat Wireworm (Agriotes mancus) Right: Sand Wireworm (Horistonotus uhlerii) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
click beetle — 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. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any beetle of the family {Elaterid[ae]}, having the habit, when laid… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
