'Springtail' definitions:
Definition of 'springtail'
(from WordNet)
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 [syn: collembolan, springtail]
Definition of 'Springtail'
From: GCIDE
- Springtail \Spring"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'springtail'
From: GCIDE
- Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.
- 1. (Zool.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'springtail'
From: GCIDE
- Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.
- 1. (Zool.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail. Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail, spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant, and gray widgeon. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken, springtail, and sharptail. [1913 Webster]