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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also jumping bristletail.

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  • noun A wingless insect which can jump large distances when disturbed, in the Machilidae family.

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  • noun wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed

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