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Definition: Collembolan |
CollembolanNoun1. 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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: CollembolanSynonym: springtail (n). (additional references) |
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Words beginning with "collembolan": collembolans. (additional references) | |
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"Collembolan" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: collembolae. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-l-l-l-m-n-o-o" | |
-4 letters: balloon, bellman, calomel, cembalo, colonel, monocle. | |
-5 letters: abloom, ballon, beacon, becalm, bemoan, cabmen, clonal, coelom, colone, coombe, locale. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-l-l-l-m-n-o-o" | |
+1 letter: collembolans. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 6F 6C 6C 65 6D 62 6F 6C 61 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. --- .-.. .-.. . -- -... --- .-.. .- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01101111 01101100 01101100 01100101 01101101 01100010 01101111 01101100 01100001 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C o l l e m b o l a n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 006F 006C 006C 0065 006D 0062 006F 006C 0061 006E |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3781787871796881786780 |
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