springtail

spring·tail

S0673000 (sprĭng′tāl′)n. Any of numerous small wingless hexapods of the class Collembola, having the ability to jump by means of a forked appendage on the abdomen that acts as a spring. Also called collembolan.

springtail

(ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl) n (Animals) any primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, having a forked springing organ with which it projects itself forward

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(ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl)

n. any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping. [1790–1800]

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springtail - any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or watercollembolaninsect - small air-breathing arthropodCollembola, order Collembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtails

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springtail

springtail,

common name for any of the minute, primitive six-legged arthropods of the order Collembola. The springtail is named for a springlike mechanism on the underside of the abdomen. When at rest, the organ is folded forward and held in place under tension by a clasping structure; when the mechanism is released, the insect is able to jump a distance many times its own length. Of cosmopolitan distribution, springtails may be found in moist, dark places, on the surface of freshwater or tidal pools, and even on snow. They feed on decaying vegetation, algae, pollen, and other materials. Springtails are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Entognatha, order Collembola.

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noun any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern

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