elateridae

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Noun elateridae has 1 sense

Elateridae, family Elateridae - click beetles and certain fireflies
--₁ is a kind of arthropod family
--₁ is a member of Coleoptera, order Coleoptera
--₁ has members:
elaterid beetle, elater, elaterid; Pyrophorus, genus Pyrophorus; wireworm

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Elateridae

Noun: Elateridae refers to a family of beetles commonly known as click beetles. These insects are characterized by their ability to produce a clicking sound when they jump or are flipped onto their backs. The family Elateridae belongs to the order Coleoptera, which includes beetles.

Sample sentence: I found a fascinating Elateridae while hiking in the woods; it made a clicking noise when it tried to right itself after flipping over.

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