Word: springtails
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: spring
tails
Definition: Plural of springtail; any of numerous minute wingless primitive insects possessing a special abdominal appendage that allows the characteristic nearly perpetual springing pattern; found in soil rich in organic debris or on the surface of snow or water
Morphemes:
Affix: spring
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: Springiness: an attribute or quality of springing, springing up, or springing back, particularly
Etymology Compounds: Affix: springen
Language: enm
Decoded: springen
Meaning: to burst or flow forth, to sprout, to emerge, to happen, to become known, to sprinkle
Affix: tail
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A downy or feathery appendage of certain achens, formed of the permanent elongated style.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).