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elater

English elater meaning in English  •  elater का अर्थ अंग्रेजी में
Noun
  • One who, or that which, elates.
  • An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
  • Any beetle of the family Elateridæ, having the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also click beetle>, spring beetle>, and snapp
  • The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola>.
  • The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly Motordica Elaterium) and other related species. It is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, whi
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