Collembolan
[kuh-lem-buh-luh n] /kəˈlɛm bə lən/
adjective
1.
Also, collembolous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.
noun
2.
a collembolan insect; springtail.
/kəˈlɛmbələn/
noun
1.
any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or belonging to the Collembola
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