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Definition: spring 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.
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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.
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3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by
Podura and related
insects for leaping. See
Collembola.
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