ELATERS

Noun

elaters

plural of elater

Anagrams

• Laertes, Laseter, e-alerts, earlets, realest, relates, reslate, stealer, teleras

Source: Wiktionary


ELATER

E*lat"er, n.

Definition: One who, or that which, elates.

El"a*ter, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.

1. (Bot.)

Definition: An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

3. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.

El"a*ter, n. (Chem.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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