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Definition: Springtail |
SpringtailNoun1. 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: SpringtailSynonym: collembolan (n). (additional references) |
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Suborder Arthropleona
Superfamily Entomobryoidea Entomobryidae - slender springtails Isotomidae - smooth springtails Oncopoduridae Paronellidae Tamoceridae Superfamily Poduroidea Brachystomellidae Hypogastruridae - elongate-bodied springtails Neanuridae Odontellidae Onychiuridae - blind springtails Poduridae - water springtails Suborder Symphypleona Dicyrtamidae Katiannidae Sminthuridae - globular springtails Sminturididae | ||||||
Springtails (Order Collembola) form the largest of the three orders of modern Hexapods that are no longer considered to be insects. The three orders are sometimes grouped together in a class called Endognatha because, unlike the insects, they have internal mouth parts. However they do not appear closer related to one another than they do to the insects. Recent genetic studies suggest that the Collembola are a separate evolutionary line from the other Hexapoda.
Members of this order have six or fewer abdominal segments. These tiny animals are less than 6 mm in length. An abdominal tail-like appendage, called the furcula, in some species is folded beneath the body, and is used for jumping. Springtails are frequently found in leaf litter and other decaying material. The suborder Arthropleona has an elongated body in contrast to the more globular body of the Symphyleona.
Reference
http://www.itis.usda.gov
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/2928345.stm
TSN: 99237
TSN Arthropleona: 99238
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Springtail."
Crosswords: Springtail |
| English words defined with "springtail": Podura. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
springtail | 53 |
insect springtail | 11 |
bug springtail | 9 |
control springtail | 3 |
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| Language | Translations for "springtail"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Bulgarian | малко безкрило скачащо насекомо. (various references) | ||||
Japanese Kanji | 跳虫 , 跳び虫 . (various references) | ||||
Japanese Katakana | とびむし. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ingtailspray | ||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "springtail": springtails. (additional references) | |
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"Springtail" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Springette, sprinttail. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-g-i-i-l-n-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: plaitings, ringtails, spiraling, stripling, traipsing. | |
-2 letters: alpinist, antislip, aspiring, graplins, pairings, partings, pigtails, pintails, pirating, plaiting, platings, praising, railings, ringtail, sparling, spirting, springal, stapling, starling, striping, tailings, tailspin, trailing, tripling. | |
-3 letters: airings, airting, arising, aspirin, gastrin, graplin, gratins, intagli, lairing, lapsing, lasting, lisping, listing, nilgais, nitrils, pairing, palings, parings, parling, parsing, parting, pasting. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-g-i-i-l-n-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: plaistering, springtails. | |
+2 letters: earsplitting, playwritings. | |
+3 letters: hairsplitting, slipstreaming, trampolinings. | |
+4 letters: hairsplittings, paralinguistic, playwrightings, pregnabilities, spiritualizing. | |
+5 letters: paralinguistics, particularising, preestablishing, rehospitalizing. | |
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