跳ねる能力を持つ小さな虫様生物

a small insect-like creature with the ability to jump

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

腹部の特殊な付属物を持ち、ほぼ絶え間なく跳躍する特徴を持つ、翼のない小さな原始的な昆虫の総称。腐植質の豊富な土壌や雪や水の表面で見られる。