elaterid

American

[ih-lat-er-id] / ɪˈlæt ər ɪd /

noun

any beetle of the family Elateridae, comprising the click beetles.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the family Elateridae.

elaterid British

/ ɪˈlætərɪd /

noun

any of the beetles constituting the widely distributed family Elateridae (click beetles). The group includes the wireworms and certain fireflies

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adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the family Elateridae

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Etymology

Origin of elaterid

< New Latin Elateridae, equivalent to Elater the type genus (< Greek; elater ) + -idae -id ²

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From there, we can assume that 10 million fireflies, if producing a similar amount of light as the West Indian elaterid beetle, would produce around 6,000 lumens of light.

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Several of the elaterid larvae, however, gnaw roots and are highly destructive to farm crops.

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