bristletail

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bris·tle·tail

(brĭs′əl-tāl′)

1. Any of various small wingless insects of the order Archaeognatha, having a three-pronged tail and large compound eyes and tending to jump when disturbed.

2. A silverfish.

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bristletail

(ˈbrɪsəlˌteɪl)

(Animals) any primitive wingless insect of the orders Thysanura and Diplura, such as the silverfish and firebrat, having a flattened body and long tail appendages

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bris•tle•tail

(ˈbrɪs əlˌteɪl)

n.

any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long bristlelike caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats and silverfish.

[1700–10]

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bristletail - small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail

thysanuran insect, thysanuron - primitive wingless insects: bristletail

firebrat, Thermobia domestica - lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces

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