springtail

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 102165949)
    is a type of: insect - small air-breathing arthropod
    belongs to: collembola, order collembola - minute wingless arthropods: springtails
    same as: collembolan

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