Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun springtail

1 sense of springtail

Sense 1
collembolan, springtail -- (any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water)
       => insect -- (small air-breathing arthropod)