collembola Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun minute wingless arthropods: springtails
order Collembola.
WordNet
Col*lem"bo*la noun plural
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. glue + wedge, peg; -- so called from their having collophores.Definitions
(Zoöl.) The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied forms.