- bris|tle|tail
- bris|tle|tail «BRIHS uhl TAYL», noun.any one of several wingless insects having three long, bristlelike appendages at the end of the abdomen.
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bristletail — bris•tle•tail [[t]ˈbrɪs əlˌteɪl[/t]] n. ent any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long bristlelike caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats and silverfish • Etymology: 1700–10 … From formal English to slang
Bristletail — Bris tle*tail , n. (Zo[ o]l.) An insect of the genera {Lepisma}, {Campodea}, etc., belonging to the Thysanura. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
