Crossword clues for bristletail
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bristletail
Bristletail \Bris"tle*tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.
Wiktionary
bristletail
n. Any of various small active insects of the order ''(taxlink Thysanura order noshow=1)'', that have two or three bristles at the end of their abdomen and that do not have wings.
WordNet
bristletail
n. small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail
Wikipedia
Bristletail
Several wingless hexapods are known as bristletails:
- Class Insecta:
- Order Thysanura — silverfish and allies
- Order Archaeognatha, especially the species Machilis maritima
- Class Entognatha
- Order Diplura — "two-pronged bristletails"
Usage examples of "bristletail".
They belong to the order of bristletails because of the three long filaments at their posterior end, but they get their name from their silvery, overlapping scales.
They belong to the order of bristletails because of the three long filaments at their posterior end, but they get their name from their silvery, overlapping scales.