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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl. L.

Poduræ

(#)

, E.

Poduras

(#)

[NL.; Gr.

πούς

ποδός

, foot + [GREEK] tail.]

Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus

Podura

and related genera; a springtail.

Podura scale

(Zool.)

one of the minute scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test objects for the microscope.

Podura f