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Springtail

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Noun

1. collembolan, 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 water

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Springtail

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noun
any primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, having a forked springing organ with which it projects itself forward

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Springtail

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noun
any of an order (Collembola) of small, primitive, wingless insects, able to leap great distances by the sudden release of a forklike, abdominal appendage

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Springtail

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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.

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