InsectsAlso, col•lem′bo•lous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.
n.
Insectsa collembolan insect; springtail.
Neo-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