SPRINGTAIL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does springtail mean? 

• SPRINGTAIL (noun)
  The noun SPRINGTAIL has 1 sense:

1. 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

  Familiarity information: SPRINGTAIL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPRINGTAIL (noun)

Sense 1

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 water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

collembolan; springtail

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

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

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

Collembola; order Collembola (minute wingless arthropods: springtails)