| 单词 |
collembolan |
| 释义 |
collembolan|kəˈlɛmbələn| [f. mod.L. Collembola (J. Lubbock 1870, in Trans. Linn. Soc. XXVII. 295), f. Gr. κόλλα glue + ἔµβολον peg, stopper, wedge.] An insect of the order Collembola, characterized by the ventral tube on the first abdominal segment; a spring-tail. Also attrib. or as adj.
1873J. Lubbock Collembola & Thysanura iii. 73 How little we can realise the conditions of Collembolan existence. 1899J. W. Folsom in Bull. Mus. Compar. Zool. XXXV. 7 (heading) The anatomy and physiology of the mouth-parts of the Collembolan, Orchesella cincta L. 1906Liverpool Marine Biol. Committee Mem. XIII. 5 The Collembolan described in the present Memoir is a convenient insect to study. Ibid. 14 This organ [sc. the ventral tube] is the most characteristic of Collembolan structures. 1956Entomological News LXVII. 129 (title) A recently introduced species of Collembolan. |

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