elaterid

[ ih-lat-er-id ]

noun

1. any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.

adjective

1. belonging or pertaining to the family Elateridae.

elaterid

/ ɪˈlætərɪd /

noun

1. any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies

adjective

1. of, relating to, or belonging to the family Elateridae

Word History and Origins

Origin of elaterid¹

< New Latin Elateridae, equivalent to Elater the type genus (< Greek; elater ) + -idae -id ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of elaterid¹

C19: from New Latin Elateridae, from elater

Example Sentences

From there, we can assume that 10 million fireflies, if producing a similar amount of light as the West Indian elaterid beetle, would produce around 6,000 lumens of light.

From The Verge

Several of the elaterid larvae, however, gnaw roots and are highly destructive to farm crops.

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