bristletail

bris·tle·tail

B0487000 (brĭs′əl-tāl′)n.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.

bristletail

(ˈbrɪsəlˌteɪl) n (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

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]

Thesaurus

Noun

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bristletail - small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tailthysanuran insect, thysanuron - primitive wingless insects: bristletailfirebrat, Thermobia domestica - lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces