How To Use elater In A Sentence
- I amused myself one day by observing the springing powers of this insect, which have not, as it appears to me, been properly described. 15 The elater, when placed on its back and preparing to spring, moved its head and thorax backwards, so that the pectoral spine was drawn out, and rested on the edge of its sheath. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
- In the marshy districts is seen the large elater, which displays both red and green lights; the red glare, like that of a lamp, alternately flashing on the beholder, then concealed as the insect turns his body in flight, but the ruddy reflection on the grass beneath being constantly visible as it leisurely pursues its course. The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
- In all cases (except _Archidium_) a columella is present, and all the cells derived from the archesporium produce spores, no elaters being formed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
- When we were at Bahia, an elater or beetle (Pyrophorus luminosus, Illig.) seemed the most common luminous insect. Journal of researches into the geology and natural history of the various countries visited by H.M.S. Beagle
- Mucro: a long, straight or curved process terminating in a point: the pro-sternal process in Elateridae: the terminal spine or process of an obtect pupa: "the median posterior point of the epigastrium when differentiated by elevation. Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology
- Now, if we understand by motive (elater animi) the subjective ground of determination of the will of a being whose reason does not necessarily conform to the objective law, by virtue of its own nature, then it will follow, first, that not motives can be attributed to the Divine will, and that the motives of the human will (as well as that of every created rational being) can never be anything else than the moral law, and consequently that the objective principle of determination must always and alone be also the subjectively sufficient determining principle of the action, if this is not merely to fulfil the letter of the law, without containing its spirit. The Critique of Practical Reason
- In the Jubuloideae, which in other respects form a well-marked group, the seta is short and the elaters extend from the upper part of the capsule to the base; at dehiscence they remain fixed to the valves into which the capsule splits. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria"
- The elater, when placed on its back and preparing to spring, moved its head and thorax backwards, so that the pectoral spine was drawn out, and rested on the edge of its sheath. The Voyage of the Beagle
- It is the elater, or still more scientifically, the _Pyrophorus noctilucus_. On the Banks of the Amazon
- D'Ambrosio Gelateria Artigianale where Marco D'Ambrosio (who gave up a career in wine sales) and his papa Enzo (who mastered his craft in Italy) are proud to offer the kind of gelati they adored back home. The Seattle Times
