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bristletail /ˈbrɪs(ə)lteɪl /nounA small primitive wingless insect which has bristles at the end of the abdomen.- Orders Thysanura (the true bristletails, with three bristles, including the silverfish) and Diplura (the two-pronged bristletails), subclass Apterygota.
Jumping bristletails moult 8 to 10 times before reaching sexual maturity, which may take up to two years....- The bristletails and silverfish both have two long cerci, and between this a caudal appendage.
- The jumping bristletails are an inconspicuous group, looking much like their better-known cousins, the silverfish.
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