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collembola

collembola noun: any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.

Noun

collembola (plural collembolas)

  1. Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.

Forms of collembola

pluralcollembolas

Origin of collembola

From the subclass name.

Questions about collembola

What does collembola mean?
Collembola means any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail.
What part of speech is collembola?
Collembola is a noun.
What is the plural of collembola?
The plural of collembola is collembolas.

Words near collembola in the dictionary

  1. collegiums
  2. collegue
  3. collegy
  4. collelation
  5. collemataceous
  6. collembola
  7. collembolan
  8. collembolans
  9. collembolas
  10. collembolid
  11. collembolids

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