machilid

Definitions of machilid
  1. noun
    wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed
    synonyms: jumping bristletail
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    type of:
    thysanuran insect, thysanuron
    primitive wingless insects: bristletail
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