podura

CIDE DICTIONARY

podura, n. [NL.; Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + tail.].

Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus Podura and related genera; a springtail. [1913 Webster]

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.