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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound;
[syn: click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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 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. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Click beetle \Click" bee"tle\ (Zool.) See Elater. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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]