Podura

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

  Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[ae]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.;
     Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? tail.]
     Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura}
     and related genera; a springtail.
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     {Podura scale} (Zool.), one of the minute scales with which
        the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test
        objects for the microscope.
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