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springtail

N แมลง ไร้ ปีก ตัวเล็กๆ ประเภท Collembola สามารถ กระโดด ได้ สูง มาก

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SPRINGTAIL

SPRINGTAIL Spring "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)

Defn: Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.

New American Oxford Dictionary

springtail

spring tail |ˈspriNGˌtāl ˈsprɪŋteɪl | ▶noun a minute primitive wingless insect that has a springlike organ under the abdomen that enables it to leap when disturbed. Springtails are abundant in the soil and leaf litter. [Order Collembola: many families. ]

Oxford Dictionary

springtail

spring |tail |ˈsprɪŋteɪl | ▶noun a minute primitive wingless insect which has a springlike organ under the abdomen that enables it to leap when disturbed. Springtails are abundant in the soil and leaf litter. ●Order Collembola: many families.