Among the wonders of the natural world that few people have ever noticed: a semiaquatic springtail in motion.
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Springtail
Synonyms for "springtail" (3 found)
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13 translations across 12 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- col·lèmbol noun (springtail)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 跳蟲 /跳虫 noun (springtail)
Finnish
1 entries- hyppyhäntäinen noun (springtail)
French
1 entries- collembole noun (springtail)
German
1 entries- Springschwanz noun (springtail)
Irish
1 entries- preabaire noun (springtail)
Italian
1 entries- collembolo noun (springtail)
Korean
1 entries- 톡토기 noun (springtail)
Polish
1 entries- skoczogonek noun (springtail)
Russian
2 entries- колле́мбола noun (springtail)
- ногохво́стка noun (springtail)
Swedish
1 entries- hoppstjärt noun (springtail)
Ukrainian
1 entries- коле́мбола noun (springtail)
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Springtails, or collembolans, are strictly not insects because of technicalities to do with the position of their mouthparts, but they are the closest cousins of insects.
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