Definition
A small tubular structure found on the underside of some springtails (tiny arthropods), used for gripping or hygiene.
Etymology
From Greek 'kolla' (glue) + 'phore' (from 'pherein' meaning to carry). Named for its glue-bearing or adhesive function in springtail locomotion.
Kelly Says
The collophore is one of nature's tiniest and most ingenious inventions—these little sticky tubes on springtails let them leap around like microscopic acrobats, gripping surfaces as they bounce.
Translations
ARالعربية
كولوفور
ku-lu-for
CACatalà
collòfor
kol-o-for
CSČeština
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
DADansk
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
DEDeutsch
Collophore
kol-o-fo-re
ELΕλληνικά
κολλοφόρος
kol-lo-for-os
ESEspañol
collóforo
kol-o-fo-ro
FAفارسی
کولوفور
kol-o-for
FISuomi
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
FRFrançais
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
HAHA
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
HEעברית
קולופור
kol-o-for
HIहिन्दी
कोलोफोर
kolo-for
HUMagyar
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
IDBahasa Indonesia
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
IGIG
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
ITItaliano
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
KMKM
កូឡូផោរ
kou-lo-pho-or
MSBahasa Melayu
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
MYမြန်မာ
ကောလိုဖိုး
ka-lo-fo-e
NLNederlands
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
NONorsk
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
PLPolski
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
PTPortuguês
collóforo
kol-o-fo-ro
RORomână
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
RUРусский
коллофор
kol-lo-for
SVSvenska
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
SWKiswahili
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
TAதமிழ்
கொல்லோபோர்
kol-lo-po-or
TEతెలుగు
కొల్లోఫోర్
kolo-fo-or
THไทย
คอลลอฟอ
kon-lo-fo-o
TLTL
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
TRTürkçe
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
UKУкраїнська
коллофор
kol-lo-for
VITiếng Việt
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
YOYO
collophore
kol-o-fo-re
ZH中文
胶质矿物
jiāo zhì kuàng wù
ZUZU
collophore
kol-o-fo-re