Elaterid Beetle (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various widely distributed beetles.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The elaterid beetle that had flown into the room was crushed by a newspaper before anyone could get a closer look.
- Entomologists say that the elaterid beetle is capable of an unusual defensive mechanism called the 'click' to deter predators.
- Elaterid beetles start their lives underground in a larval form called wireworms.
- Researchers studying elaterid beetles are hoping their work leads to new understandings of insect evolution.
- Several species of elaterid beetles can jump using their powerful back legs that are also highly specialized.