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Definition of Springtails

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Springtail Spring"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.
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Pintail Pin"tail`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.
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Pintail Pin"tail`, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. 2. (Zo["o]l.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail.

Meaning of Springtails from wikipedia

- the "white rat springtail" Folsomia candida. Captive springtails are often kept in a terrarium as part of a clean-up crew. Springtails are currently used...
- ISBN 0-412-61390-5. Rempel, Jenny. The Evolution of Flightlessness in Galápagos Insects. [1] "Springtails - the furca - Jumping organ of springtails"....
- Seira is a genus of slender springtails in the family Entomobryidae. There are about 17 described species in Seira. Seira bipunctata (Packard, 1873) Seira...
- Isotoma is a common genus of springtails, the type genus of the family Isotomidae, containing the following species: Isotoma acrea Wray, 1953 Isotoma...
- Odontella is a genus of springtails in the family Odontellidae. There are about 13 described species in Odontella. These 13 species belong to the genus...
- Salina is a genus of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Paronellidae. There are about five described species in Salina. Salina banksi Macgillivray...
- Schaefferia is a genus of springtails in the family Hypogastruridae. There are at least 20 described species in Schaefferia. These 28 species belong to...
- considered insects: Collembola (springtails), Protura (coneheads) and Diplura (two-pronged bristletails). The insects and springtails are very abundant and are...
- Entomobryidae, sometimes called "slender springtails", is a family of springtails characterised by having an enlarged fourth abdominal segment and a well-developed...
- Cosberella lamaralexanderi, or the Lamar Alexander springtail, is a species of springtails native to the southern Appalachian Mountains of the United...