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collembolan

(kə lem′bō lən)

noun

springtail

Origin: < ModL Collembola (< Gr kolla, glue + embolon, a peg, akin to embolos, a wedge: see embolus) + -an

See collembolan in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

See springtail.

Origin:

Origin: coll(o)-

Origin: + Greek embolos, peg, stopper; see embolus

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