collembola | (n) minute wingless arthropods: springtails, Syn. order Collembola |
collembolan | (n) 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, Syn. springtail |
Collembola | ‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr. |
跳び虫;跳虫 | [とびむし, tobimushi] (n) springtail (wingless insect of the order Collembola) [Add to Longdo] |