Springtail

Quick meaning: Springtail is a noun meaning Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.

Meaning

Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.

Example Sentences

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.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for springtail

Depending on context, synonyms include collembolan.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include collembolan, collembola, collembolid, webspinner, spiderling, onychiurid.

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