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单词 collembolan
释义

collembolan

[ kuh-lem-buh-luhn ]
/ kəˈlɛm bə lən /

adjective

Also col·lem·bo·lous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.

noun

a collembolan insect; springtail.

Origin of collembolan

1870; <New Latin Collembol(a) order name (equivalent to Greek kóll(a) glue + émbola, plural of émbolon wedge, stopper (see embolus); so named from the collophore) + -an

Words nearby collembolan

collegiate church, collegiate institute, collegium, collegium musicum, col legno, collembolan, collenchyma, collenchyme, Colles, Colles' fascia, Colles' fracture
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Example sentences from the Web for collembolan

  • Mr. Carpenter also tells me that the Collembolan, Isotoma littoralis, is a typical northern migrant.

    The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff

British Dictionary definitions for collembolan

collembolan
/ (kəˈlɛmbələn) /

noun

any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Collembola

Word Origin for collembolan

C19: from New Latin Collembola, from Greek kolla glue + embolon peg, wedge
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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