springtailn.

Brit.

/ˈsprɪŋteɪl/, U.S.

/ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring v.¹, tail n.¹

Etymology: < spring v.¹ + tail n.¹

Entomology.

Any of the small wingless arthropods comprising the order Collembola, most species having a forked, tail-like appendage which they use to propel themselves into the air and away from danger.Although springtails were once classified as insects, they are now more commonly considered to form one of the three classes of non-insect hexapods.

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1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 323 Podura... 2d genus. The spring-tail.

1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 169/1 Podura, or spring-tail,..a genus of insects of the order of aptera.

1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 96 The velvet spring-tail..leaps by jerking its tail downwards from under its body.

1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 491 The springtails had, however, attracted the attention of naturalists long before that date.

1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope (1977) xxxvii. 133 If you will examine one of these Spring-tails you will find located on the underside of the abdomen a spring-like process.

2011 R. Fortey Survivors iv. 101 A closer look will reveal tiny mites and springtails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	springtail
释义	springtailn. Brit. /ˈsprɪŋteɪl/, U.S. /ˈsprɪŋˌteɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: spring v.¹, tail n.¹ Etymology: < spring v.¹ + tail n.¹ Entomology. Any of the small wingless arthropods comprising the order Collembola, most species having a forked, tail-like appendage which they use to propel themselves into the air and away from danger.Although springtails were once classified as insects, they are now more commonly considered to form one of the three classes of non-insect hexapods. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Apterygota or Ametabola > [noun] > order Collembola > member of springtail1781 skip-tail1839 silver-fish1855 collembolan1873 walking fish1877 shiner1914 collem1924 silver lady- the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > subclass Apterygota or Ametabola > [noun] > order Protura > member of springtail1781 silver-fish1855 silver lady- 1781 J. Barbut Les Genres des Insectes de Linné 323 Podura... 2d genus. The spring-tail. 1797 Encycl. Brit. XV. 169/1 Podura, or spring-tail,..a genus of insects of the order of aptera. 1854 Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 96 The velvet spring-tail..leaps by jerking its tail downwards from under its body. 1879 E. P. Wright Animal Life 491 The springtails had, however, attracted the attention of naturalists long before that date. 1941 R. Headstrom Adventures with Microscope (1977) xxxvii. 133 If you will examine one of these Spring-tails you will find located on the underside of the abdomen a spring-like process. 2011 R. Fortey Survivors iv. 101 A closer look will reveal tiny mites and springtails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1781
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