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podurae

podurae


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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Podura  \Po*du"ra\,  n.;  pl  L.  {Podur[ae]},  E.  {Poduras}.  [NL.; 
  Gr  poy`s,  podo`s,  foot  +  ?  tail.] 
  Any  small  leaping  thysanurous  insect  of  the  genus  {Podura} 
  and  related  genera;  a  springtail. 
 
  {Podura  scale}  (Zo["o]l.),  one  of  the  minute  scales  with 
  which  the  body  of  a  podura  is  covered.  They  are  used  as 
  test  objects  for  the  microscope.