Associations to the word «Collembolan»

Wiktionary

COLLEMBOLAN, noun. Any insect of the order Collembola; the springtails

Dictionary definition

COLLEMBOLAN, noun. 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.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats