COLLEMBOLA

Col *lem "bo *la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Collembola

Col lem bo la |kəˈlembələ kəˈlɛmbələ |Entomology an order of insects that comprises the springtails. • (as plural noun collembola ) insects of this order; springtails. DERIVATIVES col lem bo lan |-bələn |noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek kolla ‘glue ’ + embolon ‘peg, stopper ’ (with reference to the sticky substance secreted by the ventral tube of the insects ).

Collembola

Collembola |kəˈlɛmbələ | ▶plural noun Entomology an order of insects that comprises the springtails. • ( collembola ) insects of the order Collembola; springtails. DERIVATIVES collembolan noun & adjective ORIGIN modern Latin (plural ), from Greek kolla ‘glue ’ + embolon ‘peg, stopper ’ (with reference to the sticky substance secreted by the ventral tube of the insects ).