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noun
Any member of the family Elateridae of click beetles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
any of various widely distributed beetles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: elaterid beetle, elater
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beetle
Narrower terms: click beetle, skipjack, snapping beetle, firefly, fire beetle, Pyrophorus noctiluca
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