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collembolan

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col·lem·bo·lan  (k-lmb-ln)
n.

[coll(o)- + Greek embolos, peg, stopper; see embolus.]
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Noun1.collembolancollembolan - 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
insect - small air-breathing arthropod
Collembola, order Collembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtails


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The matter focuses on an order of minuscule hexapods called collembolans, or springtails, which includes thousands of species.
 
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