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Collembola

Syllabification: (Col·lem·bo·la)
Pronunciation: /kəˈlembələ/

Entomology
Definition of Collembola
  • an order of insects that comprises the springtails.
  • (as plural noun collembola) insects of the order Collembola; springtails.

Derivatives

collembolan

Pronunciation: /-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 in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of Collembola in the British & World English dictionary