| elateridae | (n) click beetles and certain fireflies, Syn. family Elateridae |
| elaterid beetle | (n) any of various widely distributed beetles, Syn. elater, elaterid |
| squirting cucumber | (n) Mediterranean vine having oblong fruit that when ripe expels its seeds and juice violently when touched, Syn. exploding cucumber, touch-me-not, Ecballium elaterium |
| Elaterite | n. (Min.) A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in soft, flexible masses; -- called also |
| Elaterium | n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, neut. of &unr_; driving. See 2d Elater. ] A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild or squirting cucumber (Ecballium agreste, formerly called Momordica Elaterium). [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 米搗き飛蝗 | [こめつきばった, kometsukibatta] (n) (1) (uk) Oriental longheaded locust (Acrida cinerea); (2) click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae); (3) obsequious person [Add to Longdo] |
| 米搗虫;米搗き虫;叩頭虫;額突虫 | [こめつきむし;ぬかずきむし(叩頭虫;額突虫);ぬかつきむし(叩頭虫;額突虫);コメツキムシ, kometsukimushi ; nukazukimushi ( kou atama mushi ; hitai totsu mushi ); nukatsukimu] (n) (uk) click beetle; skipjack (beetle of family Elateridae) [Add to Longdo] |