Words Like ELATER
We have put together a list of words that are similar to ELATER.
4 Alternative Words Similar to elater
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Firefly
Noun Hyponym
10 definitions of elater
1
One who, or that which, elates.
2
An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
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Any beetle of the family Elateridæ, 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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The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
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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.
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any of various widely distributed beetles
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Botany A tiny elongated structure that forces the dispersal of spores by the absorption of moisture. It is either a band attached to the spore, as in horsetails, or a filament occurring among the spores, as in liverworts.
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One who or that which elates.
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Elasticity; especially, the expansibility of a gas.