collembola Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. 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
  1. (Zoöl.) The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied forms.

Webster 1913