Meaning | Any of various widely distributed beetles. |
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Synonyms | elaterid beetle, elater |
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Member of | Elateridae, family Elateridae | click beetles and certain fireflies |
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Narrower | click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle | able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound |
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firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca | Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots |
Broader | beetle | insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings |
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Spanish | elaterid, elater, eláter |
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