snapping beetle

noun

An elaterid; a click beetle.

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click beetleskipjack
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Meanings

nounsnapping beetle (plural snapping beetles)

plural snapping beetles

  1. An elaterid; a click beetle.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounable to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound

Similar
click beetleskipjack
Broader
elaterid beetleelaterelaterid
Also see
click beetleskipjack

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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snapping beetle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20beetle

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“snapping beetle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20beetle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “snapping beetle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/snapping%20beetle.

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