bristletail

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Synonyms: bristletails

Antonyms: bristletails

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Noun

1. Any of various small, active six-legged [[arthropod]]s that have two or three bristles at the ends of their [[abdomen]]s and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the [[insect]] [[subclass]] {{taxfmt|Apterygota|subclass}} or the [[order]] {{taxfmt|Thysanura|order}} but are no longer considered closely related:

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