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SNAPPING BEETLE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does snapping beetle mean?
• SNAPPING BEETLE (noun)
The noun SNAPPING BEETLE has 1 sense:
1. able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
Familiarity information: SNAPPING BEETLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Able to right itself when on its back by flipping into the air with a clicking sound
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
click beetle; skipjack; snapping beetle
Hypernyms ("snapping beetle" is a kind of...):
elater; elaterid; elaterid beetle (any of various widely distributed beetles)
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