• (n.) Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthuridae, -- usually found on flowers. See Illust. under Collembola.
Smin·thu'rid noun [ Greek ......... a mouse + ......... tail.] (Zoology) Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the family Sminthuridæ , -- usually found on flowers. See Illust. under Collembola .