Elater

  • 11elater — n. [Gr. elater, driver] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In Collembola, the furcula or springing organ …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 12elater — /el euh teuhr/, n. 1. Bot. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores. 2. Zool. elaterid. 3. Obs. elasticity. [1645 55; < NL < Gk elatér driver, equiv. to ela (s. of elaúnein to drive; see ELASTIC) + ter n. suffix] * * * …

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  • 13elater — el•a•ter [[t]ˈɛl ə tər[/t]] n. 1) bot Bot. an elastic filament serving to disperse spores 2) zool. click beetle • Etymology: 1645–55; &LT; NL &LT; Gk elatḗr driver …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14elater — n. a click beetle. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk elater driver f. elauno drive …

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  • 15Elater erythrogonus — Научная классификация …

    Википедия

  • 16elater — noun /ˈɛl.ə.tə,ˈɛl.ə.tɚ/ a) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings. The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters&#8230; …

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  • 17elater — (греч.) приводить в движение, погонщик …

    Словарь ботанических терминов

  • 18eláter — ► masculino BOTÁNICA Estructura que aparece en algunos mixomicetes; en las hepáticas y en los equisetos, para asegurar la diseminación de las esporas …

    Enciclopedia Universal

  • 19élater — (é la têr) s. m. Nom moderne du genre taupin (coléoptères). ÉTYMOLOGIE    Voy. élatère …

    Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • 20elater — el·a·ter (elґ&#601; t&#601;r) a specialized structure of certain plants, such as liverworts and slime molds, which aids in the distribution of spores …

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