collembolan
noun
col·lem·bo·lan kə-ˈlem-bə-lən 
: springtail
collembolan adjective
or collembolous
kə-ˈlem-bə-ləs
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web For the most part, the critters eat insects and collembolans, a soft-bodied hexapod. 
Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017
Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 16 Mar. 2017 Word History
Etymology
ultimately from coll- + Greek embolos wedge, stopper — more at embolus
First Known Use
1873, in the meaning defined above