Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Podura"
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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