Col`lem´bo`la
| n. pl. | 1. | (Zool.) The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied forms. |
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| Noun | 1. |  Collembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtailsanimal order - the order of animals class Hexapoda, class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta - insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species collembolan, springtail - 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 |
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