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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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Origin of springtail1
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Example Sentences
The spring serves the Collembola which possess it as an efficient leaping-organ (see Springtail).
From Project Gutenberg
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