名詞 elater:

1. any of various widely distributed beetles
   同義詞：elaterid beetle, elaterid

el.a.ter

n.（名詞）
An elaterid beetle.
叩頭蟲
Botany A tiny elongated structure that forces the dispersal of spores by the absorption of moisture. It is either a band attached to the spore, as in horsetails, or a filament occurring among the spores, as in liverworts.
【植物學(xué)】 彈絲：一條小長(zhǎng)絲結(jié)構(gòu)，通過吸收水分促使孢子分裂?？梢允沁B接到孢子上的一個(gè)絲圈，如長(zhǎng)在杉葉藻內(nèi)的，也可以是各孢子間的一條長(zhǎng)絲，如在苔蘚內(nèi)的

來源：
Greek elatôr [driver]
希臘語 elatôr [驅(qū)使]
from elaunein [to drive]
源自 elaunein [驅(qū)使，促使]