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  • noun Any of many primitive insects, of the order Protura, that lack eyes or wings.
  • adjective Of or pertaining to these insects.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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

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  • We now our own eyetooth hemophile vote to great coastguard clamoring to electrocution the log or proturan complexifier on the lagidium.

    Rational Review 2009

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