Definition of Collembolan

1. Noun. 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.

Exact synonyms: Springtail
Generic synonyms: Insect
Group relationships: Collembola, Order Collembola

Definition of Collembolan

1. Noun. Any insect of the order ''Collembola''; the springtails ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Collembolan

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Collembolan

collegial
collegialities
collegiality
collegially
collegian
collegians
collegiate
collegiate church
collegiate churches
collegiate dictionary
collegiately
collegiates
collegium
collegiums
collegue
collembolan (current term)
collembolans
collembolous
collenchyma
collenchymas
collenchymatous
colles' fracture
collet
collet chuck
colleted
colleter
colleteria
colleterial
colleterium
colleting

Literary usage of Collembolan

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1906)
"STUDIES OF THE collembolan EYE. BY JE GUTHRIE. Plate XVIII. In any primitive group of animals, there is an unusual interest attached to any organ which ..."

2. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1895)
"In the course of a comprehensive study of insects frequenting dwellings, attention was early drawn to a very handsome little collembolan, which occurs ..."

3. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1919)
"... which is found on the ground under dead leaves, wood or stones,- as well as in moss and under loose bark, is a conspicuous collembolan on account of ..."

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