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Noun: collembolan
  1. Any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
    - springtail

Derived forms: collembolans

Type of: insect

Part of: Collembola, order Collembola

Encyclopedia: Collembolan