The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Elater \El"a*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.]
   1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the
      spores, as in some liverworts.
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   2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family Elaterid[ae], 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.
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   3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by Podura and related
      insects for leaping. See Collembola.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Click beetle \Click" bee"tle\ (Zool.)
   See Elater.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

click beetle
    n 1: able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the
         air with a clicking sound [syn: click beetle, skipjack,
         snapping beetle]