springtail

ˈsprɪŋteɪl
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Translation of springtail into German

Noun

arthropod

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small wingless animal with springy legs living in soil
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Springschwanz
  • A springtail jumps away when the soil is disturbed.Ein Springschwanz springt weg, wenn der Boden gestört wird.
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  • springtail: small wingless animal with springy legs living in soil
    (arthropod) Springschwanz

Synonyms and analogies of springtail in English

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Examples of springtail in a sentence

  • Gardeners may notice springtails in their compost heaps.

Translations of "springtail" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
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Many other animals besides the springtail Entomobrya nivalis live there!

Viele andere Tiere neben dem Springschwanz Entomobrya nivalis leben dort!

The springtail (Dicyrtomina ornata) is a typical inhabitant of the forest floor.

Der Springschwanz (Dicyrtomina ornata) ist ein typischer Bewohner des Waldbodens.

Springschwänze

The glacier flea (Desoria saltans, sometimes also Isotoma saltans) is a species of springtail.

Der Gletscherfloh (Desoria saltans, zeitweise auch Isotoma saltans) ist ein Sechsfüßer aus der Klasse der Springschwänze.

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springtail: Examples and translations in context

A mere one square meter of soil is home to anywhere from hundreds of thousand to millions of soil fauna such as nematodes, earthworms, mites, woodlice, springtail, and insect larvae.

Unter einem Quadratmeter Boden leben Hunderttausende bis Millionen von Bodentieren, wie Fadenwürmer, Regenwürmer, Milben, Asseln, Springschwänze und Insektenlarven.

Insects have inhabited the Earth since before the time of the dinosaurs, with the earliest identifiable insect fossil being the Devonian Rhyniognatha hirsti, a Springtail, estimated to have lived 407 to 396 million years ago!

Insekten haben die Erde schon vor der Zeit der Dinosaurier bewohnt. Das früheste identifizierbare Insektenfossil ist das Devonian Rhyniognatha Hirsti, ein Springschwanz, der vor 407 bis 396 Millionen Jahren gelebt hat!

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