collembola

2 definitions found

collembola - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Collembola \Col*lem"bo*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue +
     'e`mbolon wedge, peg; -- so called from their having
     collophores.] (Zool.)
     The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied
     forms.
     [1913 Webster]

collembola - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Collembola
      n 1: minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: Collembola,
           order Collembola]