jumping bristletail meaning

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jumping bristletail (noun): wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed.

Definition of jumping bristletail

  1. wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed

    Synonyms: machilid

    Type of: thysanuran insect

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