elater (2 synonym found)

Elater has 2 synonyms. The top synonyms for elater are elaterid, elaterid beetle. Another word for elater is elaterid. Browse the full list below.

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What is a synonym for elater?

A common synonym for elater is elaterid. Other synonyms include elaterid beetle.

How many synonyms does elater have?

Elater has 2 synonyms listed on Thesaurasize.

What does elater mean?

(n): (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.

Definition of elater:

(n) : (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.
(n) : That which elates.
(n) : (botany) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
(n) : (botany) Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
(n) : (obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
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Definition of elater:

(n) : (zoology) An elaterid, or click beetle.
(n) : That which elates.
(n) : (botany) A long, slender cell produced among spores and having hygroscopic secondary cell wall thickenings.
(n) : (botany) Any of the long, slender hygroscopic appendages attached to the spores of horsetails (genus Equisetum).
(n) : (obsolete) Elasticity; especially the expansibility of a gas.
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