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springtail
[ spring-teyl ]
/ ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl /
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noun
any of numerous minute, wingless primitive insects of the order Collembola, most possessing a special abdominal appendage for jumping that allows for the nearly perpetual springing pattern characteristic of the group.
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How to use springtail in a sentence
The spring serves the Collembola which possess it as an efficient leaping-organ (see Springtail).
British Dictionary definitions for springtail
springtail
/ (ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl) /
noun
any primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, having a forked springing organ with which it projects itself forward
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