HyperDic: snapping_beetle

English > 1 sense of the expression *snapping beetle*:
NOUN	animal	snapping beetle, click beetle, skipjack	able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

English > *snapping beetle*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound.
Synonyms	click beetle, skipjack
Broader	elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid	Any of various widely distributed beetles