Collembola \Col*lem"bo*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue + 'e`mbolon wedge, peg; -- so called from their having collophores.] (Zo["o]l.) The division of Thysanura which includes {Podura}, and allied forms.
Collembola n : minute wingless arthropods: springtails [syn: {order Collembola}]