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elater 音标拼音: ['ɛlətɚ] ['ɪletɚ] n. 弹丝,弹虫 弹丝,弹虫 elater n 1: any of various widely distributed beetles [ synonym: { elaterid beetle}, { elater}, { elaterid}] Elater \ E* lat" er\, n. One who, or that which, elates. [ 1913 Webster]
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]
Elater \ 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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