collembola

English Thesaurus

1. minute wingless arthropods: springtails (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	animal order,
definition	:	the order of animals (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	collembolan, springtail,
definition	:	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 (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	class hexapoda, class insecta, hexapoda, insecta,
definition	:	insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species (noun.animal)