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An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or sprin…

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  1. n. pl. An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.
  2. An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.
  3. An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudalappendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, orprojecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, andthe Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma,and Podura.
  4. n firebrats; silverfish; machilids