collembolan

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noun

Any insect of the order Collembola, the springtails.

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Meanings

nouncollembolan (plural collembolans)

plural collembolans · alternative colembolan

  1. Any insect of the order Collembola, the springtails.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounany 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

Similar
springtail
Broader
insect
Also see
springtail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Collembola + -an

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APA

collembolan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collembolan

MLA

“collembolan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collembolan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “collembolan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/collembolan.

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