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Definition of: podurid
(pō·d
r′id, -dyr′-) noun
Any of a widely distributed family (Poduridae) of primitive insects which includes the springtails. [<NL Podura <Gk. pous, podos foot + oura tail; from their ability to leap by sudden extensions of their infolded tails]
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