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    SPRINGTAIL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    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 waterplay

    Synonyms:

    collembolan; springtail

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("springtail" is a kind of...):

    insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

    Holonyms ("springtail" is a member of...):

    Collembola; order Collembola (minute wingless arthropods: springtails)

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