bristletail
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bris·tle·tail
(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.
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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
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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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| Noun | 1. |  bristletail - small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tailthysanuran insect, thysanuron - primitive wingless insects: bristletail firebrat, Thermobia domestica - lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces |
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