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snap-beetle
snap-beetle n.
Brit. 
/ˈsnapbiːtl/
, /ˈsnapbiːtl/U.S. /ˈsnæpˌbid(ə)l/
a click-beetle (cf. click n.1 6)./ˈsnæpˌbid(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > order Coleoptera or beetles and weevils > [noun] > Polyphaga (omnivorous) > superfamily Diversicornia > family Elateridae > member of (click-beetle)
snap-beetle1698
spring beetle1782
skipper1796
elater1813
skipjack1817
snap-bug1834
click1848
snapping beetle (or bug, jack)1861
1698 J. Petiver in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 20 397 A peculiar species I have seen in England, and call Snap-Beetles, from their elastick or springing Faculty.
1702 J. Petiver Gazophylacii I. 16 The Velvet-eyed Virginia Snap~Beetle.
1889 G. Nicholson Illustr. Dict. Gardening IV. 213 The names..Click Beetle and Snap Beetle refer to the sound produced in the leap.
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