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collembolan
[ kuh-lem-buh-luhn ]
/ kəˈlɛm bə lən /
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adjective
Also col·lem·bo·lous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.
noun
a collembolan insect; springtail.
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How to use collembolan in a sentence
Mr. Carpenter also tells me that the Collembolan, Isotoma littoralis, is a typical northern migrant.
The History of the European Fauna|R. F. Scharff
British Dictionary definitions for collembolan
collembolan
/ (kəˈlɛmbələn) /
noun
any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
adjective
of, relating to, or belonging to the Collembola
Word Origin for collembolan
C19: from New Latin Collembola, from Greek kolla glue + embolon peg, wedge
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