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springtail
(encz) | springtail, n: |
springtail
(gcide) | Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both
continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.
Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail,
spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant,
and gray widgeon.
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2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and
Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called
also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken,
springtail, and sharptail.
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Springtail
(gcide) | Springtail \Spring"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects
belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic
caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then
suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap
to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.
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springtail
(wn) | springtail
n 1: 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 [syn: collembolan, springtail] |
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Springtail
(gcide) | Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.
1. (Zool.) A northern duck (Dafila acuta), native of both
continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.
Called also gray duck, piketail, piket-tail,
spike-tail, split-tail, springtail, sea pheasant,
and gray widgeon.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and
Rocky Mountains (Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus); -- called
also pintailed grouse, pintailed chicken,
springtail, and sharptail.
[1913 Webster]Springtail \Spring"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)
Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects
belonging to the order Thysanura. They have two elastic
caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then
suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap
to a considerable distance. See Collembola, and Podura.
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