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Sminthuridae

plural noun
Smin·thu·ri·dae | \-rəˌdē\

Definition of Sminthuridae 

: a family of springtails having a short rounded body — compare lucerne flea

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History and Etymology for Sminthuridae

New Latin, from Sminthurus, type genus (from Greek sminthos mouse, of non-Indo-European origin; akin to Etruscan isminthians mouse— + -urus) + -idae

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