Category:Podura

Po*du"ra, n.; pl. L. Poduræ, e. Poduras. Etym: [nl.; Gr. poy`s, Podo`s, foot +

Defn: any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus podura and Related genera; a springtail. Podura scale (zoöl.), one of the minute Scales with which the body of a podura is covered. They are used as Test objects for the microscope.