About The Word Elater
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Elater
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What's The Definition Of Elater?
[n] any of various widely distributed beetles
Synonyms | Synonyms for Elater: elaterid | elaterid beetle Related Terms | Find terms related to Elater: See Also | beetle | click beetle | Elateridae | family Elateridae | fire beetle | firefly | Pyrophorus noctiluca | skipjack | snapping beetle Elater In Webster's Dictionary \E*lat"er\, n.
One who, or that which, elates.
\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. 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}. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by {Podura} and related insects for leaping. See {Collembola}. \El"a*ter\, n. (Chem.) The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber ({Ecballium agreste}, formerly {Motordica Elaterium}) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which is a violent purgative. |
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