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单词 bristletail
释义

bristletail

[ bris-uhl-teyl ]
/ ˈbrɪs əlˌteɪl /

noun

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

Origin of bristletail

First recorded in 1700–10; bristle + tail1

Words nearby bristletail

bristle, bristlebird, bristlecone pine, bristle-grass, bristlemouth, bristletail, bristle-thighed curlew, bristle worm, bristly, bristly sarsaparilla, Bristol
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British Dictionary definitions for bristletail

bristletail
/ (ˈbrɪsəlˌteɪl) /

noun

any primitive wingless insect of the orders Thysanura and Diplura, such as the silverfish and firebrat, having a flattened body and long tail appendages
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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