Collembola

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Collembola \Col*lem"bo*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue +
     'e`mbolon wedge, peg; -- so called from their having
     collophores.] (Zool.)
     The division of Thysanura which includes {Podura}, and allied
     forms.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Collembola
       n : minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: {order
           Collembola}]