snapping beetle

Definitions of snapping beetle
  1. noun
    able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
    synonyms: click beetle, skipjack
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    type of:
    elater, elaterid, elaterid beetle
    any of various widely distributed beetles
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