| NOUN | animal | springtail, collembolan | any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special / special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern |
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| Meaning | Any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special / 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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| Synonym | collembolan | |
| Member of | Collembola, order Collembola | minute wingless arthropods |
| Broader | insect | small air-breathing arthropod |
| Spanish | colémbolo, collembola | |
| Catalan | colémbolo, col·lèmbol | |
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