| podura | Origin: NL.; Gr. Poys, podos, foot + tail. Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. <zoology> Podura scale, one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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