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snapping beetle

noun

click beetle.

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Origin of snapping beetle

First recorded in 1865–70

Words nearby snapping beetle

snap out of, snap pea, snapper, snapperback, snapper up, snapping beetle, snapping shrimp, snapping turtle, snappish, snappy, snap ring
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British Dictionary definitions for snapping beetle

snapping beetle

noun

another name for the click beetle
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