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spring·tail
/ˈsprɪŋˌtel/
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From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Spring·tail
n.
Zool.
Any
one
of
numerous
species
of
small
apterous
insects
belonging
to
the
order
Thysanura
.
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
.
See
Collembola
,
and
Podura
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
springtail
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
:
collembolan
]
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