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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 lineages...
- 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...
- Salina is a genus of elongate-bodied springtails in the family Paronellidae. There are about five described species in Salina. Salina banksi Macgillivray...
- genus of giant springtails in the family Neanuridae, found only in New Zealand. Up to 17 mm in length, they are the largest springtails in the world. Holacant****a...
- Isotoma is a common genus of springtails, the type genus of the family Isotomidae, containing the following species: Isotoma acrea Wray, 1953 Isotoma...
- The order Poduromorpha is one of the three main groups of springtails (Collembola), tiny hexapods related to insects. This group was formerly treated...
- scorpionfly that crawls on snow Springtails of the family Hypogastruridae, like Hypogastrura nivicola, a species of springtail known as snow flea in North...
- 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...
- Janetschek, biologist at McMurdo Station (1961-62), because of a find of springtail insects at this location. 77°15′54″S 160°56′47″E / 77.265108°S 160.946302°E...