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elater
el·a·ter [ éllətər ] (plural el·a·ters) or e·lat·er·id [ i láttərid ] (plural e·lat·er·ids)


noun 
Definition:
 
beetle: a beetle that belongs to the click beetle family. Family Elateridae.
[Mid-17th century. < Greek elatēr "driver" < elaunein "drive"]
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