Elater Definition
ĕlə-tər
noun
An elaterid beetle.
American Heritage
An elastic filament that scatters the ripe spores, found in certain plants, as in the capsule of a liverwort.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
That which elates.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- elaterid
- elaterid beetle
Other Word Forms of Elater
Noun
Singular:
elater
Plural:
elatersOrigin of Elater
From New Latin elater, from Ancient Greek ἐλατήρ (elater, “driver, that which drives away”)
From Wiktionary
Greek elatēr driver from elaunein to drive
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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elate + -er
From Wiktionary
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