noun
- small wingless insects that can jump by means of a forked appendage on their abdomen
Usage: entomology
Examples
- Springtails are commonly found in soil and leaf litter.
- The garden was full of tiny springtails after the rain.
- Springtails help decompose organic matter in the ecosystem.
- These springtails can leap several times their body length.
- The scientist collected springtails from under the rotting log.
- Springtails are among the most abundant insects on Earth.