noun
- small wingless insects with long antennae and three tail-like appendages, belonging to the order Thysanura
Usage: zoology; plural form
Examples
- Bristletails are primitive insects that have remained virtually unchanged for millions of years.
- The museum’s entomology collection includes several species of bristletails.
- Bristletails can be found hiding under rocks and in leaf litter.
- These bristletails feed on organic matter and small particles of food.
- The three-pronged tail is a distinctive feature of bristletails.
- Bristletails molt throughout their adult lives, unlike most other insects.