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Definition of Elaterid beetle
1. Noun. Any of various widely distributed beetles.
Exact synonyms: Elater, Elaterid
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Elateridae, Family Elateridae
Specialized synonyms: Click Beetle, Skipjack, Snapping Beetle, Fire Beetle, Firefly, Pyrophorus Noctiluca
Generic synonyms: Beetle
Group relationships: Elateridae, Family Elateridae
Specialized synonyms: Click Beetle, Skipjack, Snapping Beetle, Fire Beetle, Firefly, Pyrophorus Noctiluca
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elaterid Beetle
Literary usage of Elaterid beetle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"... a genus of elaterid beetle in which the light is emitted from two whitish
spots, one on each side near the hind angles of the prothorax. ..."
2. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1879)
"Zoo). Argent, ii. p. 216, Cordova. C. alius, sp. n., J. Leidy, P. Ac. Philad.
1877, p. 2G1, N. America, attached to an elaterid beetle, Alaus oculatus. ..."
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