click beetle

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Synonyms: black beetle, click beetles

Antonyms: black beetle, click beetles

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Noun

1. Any of various beetles of the family {{taxfmt|Elateridae|family}}, generally less than 20 mm long, which, if turned [[upside down]], [[flip]] themselves into the air with a clicking sound.

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