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Collembola
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Col`lem´bo`la
n. pl.1.(Zool.) The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied forms.
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Noun1.Collembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtailsCollembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtails
order Collembola
animal 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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The matter focuses on an order of minuscule hexapods called collembolans, or springtails, which includes thousands of species.
Six-legged bugs may have evolved twice. (Original Kin) by Harder, B. / Science News
Species of collembolans, which reproduce at a high rate when organic material is around, are probably important prey.
Tooth cave species. (Species at Risk) by Langstaff, Lucas L. / Endangered Species Update
 
 
 
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