Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to or having the characters of the Collembola.
- noun One of the Collembola.
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- noun Any
insect of the orderCollembola ; thespringtails
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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However, it is known that some species enter a reproductive diapause when reared at constant temperature in the laboratory (e. g., the collembolan Hypogastrura tullbergi), and that this diapause can only be terminated by exposure to cold.
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Population dynamics of two collembolan species in an Arctic tundra.
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Population dynamics of two collembolan species in an Arctic tundra.
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For example, one species of collembolan, Folsomia regularis, may constitute 60% of the total collembolan density in the polar desert [28].
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
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The collembolan Vertagopus brevicaudus a "steppe" species; bbizonal steppe and tundra species; cthis group characterizes the southern tundra subzone; dthis group is relatively small, but is valuable in subdividing the tundra zone into subzones.
Implications of current species distributions for future biotic change in the Arctic 2009
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For example, one species of collembolan, Folsomia regularis, may constitute 60% of the total collembolan density in polar deserts.
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Other noteworthy fauna include cave-dwelling species such as a collembolan Tricanthella frigida, an endemic found in Gavarnie cirque at 2,500 m, and coleopteran Tipnus unicolor and Speonomus bolivari.
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Verhoef HA (1997) Cold hardiness in the collembolan
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TechnoMom commented on the word collembolan
Springtail; Any of various small wingless insects of the order Collembola, having abdominal appendages that act as springs to catapult them through the air. Also called collembolan.
October 31, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word collembolan
Wow. I wonder what it would be like to have abdominal appendages that act as springs to catapult me through the air...
October 31, 2007
reesetee commented on the word collembolan
You'd beat rush hour traffic, no doubt.
October 31, 2007