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podura |
2 definitions found 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Podurid \Po*du"rid\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of {Podura} or allied genera. -- a. Pertaining to the poduras.
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