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Elater
Definition:
An elater is a specialized structure found in certain invertebrates, especially beetles, that helps in locomotion or defense.
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- Zoology: A type of long, flexible appendage found in certain beetles and other insects, which can be extended or flexed to help in jumping or to ward off predators.
- Botany: A coiled, spring-like structure found in the sporophyte of certain types of ferns, which helps in the dispersal of spores.
Sample Sentences:
- The elater in the male click beetle assists in its unique clicking movement.
- When threatened, the elaters on the legs of the tiger beetle allow it to suddenly jump away from danger.
- The sporophyte of the horsetail fern releases elaters that aid in spore dispersal.
- Botanists study the different adaptations of elaters in ferns and mosses.
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