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bristletail

[ UK /bɹˈɪsə‍ltˌe‍ɪl/ ]
NOUN
  1. small wingless insect with a long bristlelike tail

How To Use bristletail In A Sentence

  • The jumping bristletails are an inconspicuous group, looking much like their better-known cousins, the silverfish.
  • Bristletails are nocturnal herbivores and detritivores with a very broad dietary range.
  • Jumping bristletails moult 8 to 10 times before reaching sexual maturity, which may take up to two years.
  • Jumping bristletails eat algae that grow on the surfaces of rocks, logs, and trees.
  • The bristletails and silverfish both have two long cerci, and between this a caudal appendage.
  • All bristletails are carrot-shaped, somewhat flattened, and covered with grayish scales.
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