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click beetle
noun
- any of numerous beetles of the family Elateridae, having the ability to spring up with a clicking sound when placed on their backs.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of click beetle1
First recorded in 1860–65
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Example Sentences
In the books it is called a click-beetle, but it is also called a skip-jack because of the somersaults it can turn.
From Project Gutenberg
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