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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 el·a·ter /ˈɛlətɚ/
 彈絲,彈蟲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 El·a·ter n.
 1. Bot. An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the spores, as in some liverworts.
 2. Zoöl. Any beetle of the family Elateridæ, 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.
 3. Zoöl. The caudal spring used by Podura and related insects for leaping. See Collembola.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 E·lat·er n. One who, or that which, elates.

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 El·a·ter n. Chem. 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.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 elater
      n : any of various widely distributed beetles [syn: elaterid
           beetle, elaterid]