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springtails

springtails is the plural 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

Questions about springtails

What is springtails the plural of?
Springtails is the plural of springtail.

Words near springtails in the dictionary

  1. Springsteenian
  2. Springsteens
  3. Springston
  4. Springstons
  5. springtail
  6. springtails
  7. Springthorpe
  8. springtide
  9. springtides
  10. springtime
  11. Springtime of Nations

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