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Definition of Elaters

Elater
Elater E*lat"er, n. One who, or that which, elates.
Elater
Elater El"a*ter, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.] 1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], 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. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.
Elater
Elater El"a*ter, n. (Chem.) 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.

Meaning of Elaters from wikipedia

- elaters, but peristomes which change shape with changes in humidity or moisture to allow for a gradual release of spores. In the horsetails, elaters are...
- up elative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Elative can refer to: Elative case, a grammatical case in Finno-Ugric languages and others Elative (gradation)...
- In Semitic linguistics, the elative (Arabic: اِسْمُ تَفْضِيل ismu tafḍīl, literally meaning "noun of preference") is a stage of gradation that can be...
- In grammar, the elative case (abbreviated ELA; from Latin: efferre "to bring or carry out") is a locative grammatical case signifying that something comes...
- Elater asmodaius is a species of click beetle in the genus Elater. Biolib v t e...
- Elater acutus is a species of click beetle in the family Elateridae. Schimmel, R.; Tarnawski, D. (2010). "Monograph of the subtribe Elaterina (Insecta:...
- Alaus oculatus, commonly called the eastern e**** click beetle or e**** elater, is a species of click beetle. Alaus oculatus can reach a length of about...
- Elater ferrugineus, the rusty click beetle, is a species of click beetle belonging to the family Elateridae. Varietas include: Elater ferrugineus var...
- (Candèze, 1863) Elater asmodaius Wurst, 1994 Elater ater (Candèze, 1865) Elater decorus (Germar, 1843) Elater dilaticollis (Fairmaire, 1883) Elater ferrugineus...
- Family: Arecaceae Genus: Phoenix Species: P. sylvestris Binomial name Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb. Synonyms Elate sylvestris L. Elate versicolor Salisb....