springtail

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Definition of springtail in English English dictionary

Any of various wingless insects, of the order Collembola, that have spring-like legs

See Collembola, and Podura

They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance

Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura

Hyphenation

spring·tail