Definition of Elateridae

1. Noun. Click beetles and certain fireflies.

Exact synonyms: Family Elateridae
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Coleoptera, Order Coleoptera
Member holonyms: Elater, Elaterid, Elaterid Beetle, Genus Pyrophorus, Pyrophorus, Wireworm

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elateridae

Elaine
Elam
Elamite
Elamites
Elamitic
Elanoides
Elanoides forficatus
Elanus
Elanus leucurus
Elaphe
Elaphe guttata
Elaphe obsoleta
Elaphurus
Elaphurus davidianus
Elastoplast
Elateridae
Elaut's triangle
Elavil
Elazig
Elba
Elbasan
Elbaz
Elbe
Elbe River
Elbert
Elbie
Elbrus
Elcesaite
Elcesaites
Elchasaite

Literary usage of Elateridae

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Forestry by William Schlich (1907)
"A. sex-guttatus, Herbst, is common in France, where it riddles the wood of old poplars. FAMILY III.—elateridae (CLICK-BEETLES). ..."

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