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.
Also called
skipjack,
snapping beetle.
Origin of click beetle
First recorded in 1860–65
Words nearby click beetle
cliburn,
clichy,
cliché,
clichéd,
click,
click beetle,
click fraud,
click stop,
click through,
clickable,
clickbait
Example sentences from the Web for click beetle
In the books it is called a click-beetle, but it is also called a skip-jack because of the somersaults it can turn.
Little Busybodies |Jeanette Augustus Marks and Julia Moody
British Dictionary definitions for click beetle
click beetle
noun
any beetle of the family Elateridae, which have the ability to right themselves with a snapping movement when placed on their backs
Also called: snapping beetle, skipjack See also wireworm