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spring-tail

spring-tail is the alternative form of springtail.

Meaning of springtail

Noun

springtail (plural springtails)

  1. Any of various wingless hexapods, of the subclass Collembola, with spring-like legs.
    • Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a semiaquatic springtail in motion.2022 November 7, Oliver Whang, “Why Fly or Swim When You Can Jump? Ask the Springtail.”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of spring-tail

pluralspring-tails

Questions about spring-tail

What is spring-tail the alternative form of?
Spring-tail is the alternative form of springtail.

Words near spring-tail in the dictionary

  1. spring-loaded mode
  2. spring-loaded modes
  3. spring-loading
  4. spring-loads
  5. spring-release
  6. spring-tail
  7. spring-time
  8. spring-times
  9. spring-water
  10. spring-waters
  11. springal

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