Associations to the word «Springtail»

Wiktionary

SPRINGTAIL, noun. Any of various wingless insects, of the order Collembola, that have spring-like legs.

Dictionary definition

SPRINGTAIL, noun. 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.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca