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collembolan

[ kuh-lem-buh-luhn ]

adjective

  1. Also col·lem·bo·lous []. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.


noun

  1. a collembolan insect; springtail.

collembolan

/ kəˈlɛmbələn /

noun

  1. any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


adjective

  1. of, relating to, or belonging to the Collembola
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collembolan1

1870; < New Latin Collembol ( a ) order name (equivalent to Greek kóll ( a ) glue + émbola, plural of émbolon wedge, stopper ( embolus ); so named from the collophore) + -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of collembolan1

C19: from New Latin Collembola, from Greek kolla glue + embolon peg, wedge
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Example Sentences

The previous oldest examples are collembolan spermatozoa found entombed in amber from the Late Eocene period, and crustacean sperm from cave deposits found in Australia.

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