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bristletail

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bris·tle·tail  (brsl-tl)
n.
Any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, such as the silverfish, having bristlelike posterior appendages.
bristletail [ˈbrɪsəlˌteɪl]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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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Noun1.bristletailbristletail - 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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