click beetle

English

Noun

click beetle (plural click beetles)

1. Any of various beetles of the family Elateridae, generally less than 20 mm long, which, if turned upside down, flip themselves into the air with a clicking sound.

Synonyms

• snap bug, snap beetle, snapper, snapping beetle, skipjack

Translations

beetle of the family Elateridae

• Finnish: seppä (fi)
• French: agriote (fr) m, taupin (fr) m
• German: Schnellkäfer m
• Kazakh: шыртылдақ қоңыз (şyrtyldaq qoñyz)
• Navajo: wóónałchídii
• Russian: щелку́н (ru) m (ščelkún)
• Spanish: cascarudo (es) m, saltaperico m, elátero m
• Swedish: knäppare (sv)
• Ukrainian: кова́лик (uk) m (kovályk)
• Vietnamese: bổ củi