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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs..
Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a semiaquatic springtail in motion.
Springtails, or collembolans, are strictly not insects because of technicalities to do with the position of their mouthparts, but they are the closest cousins of insects.
Use springtail when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Springtail means Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs..
Common synonyms include collembolan.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a semiaquatic springtail in motion.
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