PROTURAN

proturan, telsontail

(noun) any of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

proturan (plural proturans)

Any of many primitive insects, of the order Protura, that lack eyes and wings.

Adjective

proturan (comparative more proturan, superlative most proturan)

Of or pertaining to these insects.

Source: Wiktionary



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