SPRINGTAIL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

collembolan; springtail

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("springtail" is a kind of...):

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

Holonyms ("springtail" is a member of...):

Collembola; order Collembola (minute wingless arthropods: springtails)

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