Springtail

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern

Classifications

per-axis with provenance

Entity Type

Unknown—authoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

4 surface forms

synonym: collembolan
plural: Springtails
possessive: Springtail's
pluralpossessive: Springtails'

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