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Definition of Collembola
1. Noun. Minute wingless arthropods: springtails.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Class Hexapoda, Class Insecta, Hexapoda, Insecta
Member holonyms: Collembolan, Springtail
Definition of Collembola
1. n. pl. The division of Thysanura which includes Podura, and allied forms.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Collembola
Literary usage of Collembola
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to Entomology by John Henry Comstock (1920)
"Although in the postembryonic stages of collembola the ... is described more
fully later in the chapter treating of the collembola. ..."
2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"Guthrie, JE The collembola of Minnesota. Minneapolis, 1903, (73-75). - carnosa n.
sp. ... JE The collembola of Minnesota. Minneapolis, 1903, (П5). ..."
3. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1904)
"In Iowa, the collembola have been but little studied as yet. ... The wingless
condition of the collembola is usually regarded as primitive, and thus these ..."
4. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1919)
"collembola FROM THE CROCKER LAND EXPEDITION 1913-19171 BY JUSTUS W. FOLSOM University
of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois PLATES XVI TO XXIII The insects of the ..."
5. The Insect Book: A Popular Account of the Bees, Wasps, Ants, Grasshoppers by Leland Ossian Howard (1905)
"... SUBORDER collembola This suborder is composed of very minute insects which
possess the faculty of springing suddenly, and which when alarmed make use of ..."