Home › Words › C › collembologycollembologycollembology means the scientific study of springtails, the Collembola.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, collembology ranks #14,938 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyCollembola + -logynounThe scientific study of springtails, the Collembola.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.collembologist 88% match — One who studies springtails (hexapods of the subclass Collembola). vs collembology →collembological 85% match — Relating to collembology. vs collembology →collembolan 76% match — Any insect of the order Collembola, the springtails. vs collembology →collembolid 74% match — Any springtail of the subclass Collembola. vs collembology →collembola 72% match — Any of many minute wingless arthropods of subclass Collembola; a springtail. vs collembology →coleopterology 71% match — The scientific study of beetles. vs collembology →bugology 69% match — The study of insects. vs collembology →insectology 68% match — The scientific study of insects. vs collembology →