| 单词 | click beetle |
| 释义 | > as lemmasclick beetle click beetle n. any of numerous beetles of the family Elateridae, having a spine on the prosternum that snaps into a notch on the mesosternum, which produces a clicking sound and springs the beetle into the air as a means of startling predators and escaping.There are various names for these beetles, including elater n.1 2, skipjack n. 5a, and snap-beetle n. at snap- comb. form 1a; their larvae are wireworms (wireworm n. 1). ΚΠ 1830 J. Rennie Insect Transformations ix. 229 The grub called the wire worm, though not very appropriately, is the larva of one of the spring or click beetles. 1896 Daily Herald (Delphos, Ohio) 13 Apr. Our common kinds of click beetles are mostly small or of medium size. A few are larger. 1922 People's Home Jrnl. July 38/3 May beetles, click beetles and other harmful beetles are a joy to him. 2011 Independent 27 July (Viewspaper section) 11/1 The Red click-beetle is not only rare, but effectively invisible. < as lemmas |
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