collembole

French, noun\kɔ.lɑ̃.bɔl\

collembole is a French masculine noun meaning “springtail, collembolan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Classe de petits arthropodes à six pattes, proches des insectes”.

What does collembole mean in English?

noun

1
masculinespringtail, collembolan

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

noun: 1. Classe de petits arthropodes à six pattes, proches des insectes.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of collembole

collemboles plural

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce collembole?

\kɔ.lɑ̃.bɔl\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to collembole

springtail

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.