jumping bristletail

noun

any of several thysanuran insects that live in dark, warm, moist places, as under leaves, bark, and dead tree trunks and along rocky seacoasts, and are active jumpers, making erratic leaps when disturbed.

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Nearby words

jumped-up, jumper, jumper ant, jumper cables, jumping bean, jumping bristletail, jumping gene, jumping genes, jumping hare, jumping jack, jumping mouse

Also called machilid.

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