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Definition of springtail

Springtail
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 springtail from wikipedia

- Springtails (class Collembola) form the largest of the three lineages of modern hexapods that are no longer considered insects. Although the three orders...
- 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...
- Schaefferia is a genus of springtails in the family Hypogastruridae. There are at least 20 described species in Schaefferia. These 28 species belong to...
- furca is a forked, tail-like appendage. It is present in most species of springtails, and in them it is attached ventrally to the fourth abdominal segment...
- 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...
- The Anare Mountains (70°55′S 166°00′E / 70.917°S 166.000°E / -70.917; 166.000 (Anare Mountains)) are a large group of mainly snow-covered peaks and...
- Salina is a genus of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Paronellidae. There are about five described species in Salina. Salina banksi Macgillivray...
- at 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) below a cave entrance. It is a species of springtail (arthropods) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Abkhazia, Georgia...
- Anurida stereoodorata is a species of springtails (arthropod) endemic to the Krubera-Voronja cave system in Georgia. It is one of the deepest terrestrial...