COLLEMBOLAN Definition & Meaning

collembolan

[ kuh-lem-buh-luhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

Also ��Ǳ�·��·��·��ǳܲ� []. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.

noun

a collembolan insect; springtail.

collembolan

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noun

any small primitive wingless insect of the order Collembola, which comprises the springtails

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Collembola

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collembolan¹

1870; < New Latin Collembol ( a ) order name (equivalent to Greek ��ó�� ( a ) glue + é��Ǳ��, plural of é��Ǳ��ǲ� wedge, stopper ( embolus ); so named from the collophore) + -an

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collembolan¹

C19: from New Latin Collembola, from Greek kolla glue + embolon peg, wedge

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The previous oldest examples are collembolan spermatozoa found entombed in amber from the Late Eocene period, and crustacean sperm from cave deposits found in Australia.

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