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Definition of: Collembola
(kə·lem′bə·lə) noun plural
An order of small, primitive, wingless insects with chewing mouth parts, adhesive ventral tubes, and a tail–like organ used in jumping; the spring-tails. [<NL <Gk. Kolla- glue + embolon wedge, peg]
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