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‖ Podura Entom.|pəʊˈd(j)ʊərə|
[mod.L. podūra (Linn. 1748), f. Gr. πούς, ποδ- foot + οὐρά tail.]
A genus of apterous insects, having a terminal forked springing organ; hence known as spring-tails. Hence poˈduran a., of or pertaining to the genus Podura; n., an insect of this genus or of the family Poduridæ; so poˈdurid a. and n.; poˈduroid a., having the form or character of the Poduridæ.
1837Goring & Pritchard Microgr. 129 Pray look at these scales of the podura in the engiscope. 1848Carpenter Anim. Phys. xii. (1872) 498 In one curious family, that of the Poduras or Spring-tails, the leap is accomplished by the sudden extension of the tail. 1867J. Hogg Microsc. i. ii. 58 The Podura scale appears to be a compound structure. 1883Leslie Nordenskiold's Voy. Vega 60 Arachnids, acarids, and podurids occur most plentifully. |