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elater

Length / number of characters: 6
Number of words: 1

  • any of various widely distributed beetles
  • One who, or that which, elates
  • An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts
  • Any beetle of the family Elateridae, 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
  • The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping
  • 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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