/keuh lem"beuh leuhn/ , adj.
1. Also, collembolous . belonging or pertaining to the insect order Collembola, comprising the springtails.
n.
2. a collembolan insect; springtail.
[ 1870; Collembol ( a ) order name (equiv. to Gk kóll ( a ) glue + émbola, pl. of ÉMBOLON wedge, stopper (see EMBOLUS); so named from the collophore) + -AN ]