Collembola
/kəˈlembələ/1
- Entomology an order of insects that comprises the springtails【昆】弹尾目。
1.1
- as plural noun collembola insects of this order; springtails弹尾目昆虫; 跳虫。
派生词
collembolan
noun & adjective词源
modern Latin (plural), from Greek kolla 'glue' + embolon 'peg, stopper' (with reference to the sticky substance secreted by the ventral tube of the insects).