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ធំ
Elater
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
elates
.
2.
An
elastic
spiral
filament
for
dispersing
the
spores
, as in
some
liverworts
.
3.
Any
beetle
of the
family
Elateridae
, having the
habit
,
when
laid
on the
back
, of
giving
a
sudden
upward
spring
, by a
quick
movement
of the
articulation
between
the
abdomen
and
thorax
; --
called
also
click
beetle
,
spring
beetle
, and
snapping
beetle
.
4.
The
caudal
spring
used
by
Podura
and
related
insects
for
leaping
.
5.
The
active
principle
of
elaterium
,
being
found
in the
juice
of the
wild
or
squirting
cucumber
(
Ecballium
agreste
,
formerly
Motordica
Elaterium
) and
other
related
species
. It is
extracted
as a
bitter
,
white
,
crystalline
substance
,
which
is a
violent
purgative
.