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proturan

American  
[pruh-toor-uhn, -tyoor-] / prəˈtʊər ən, -ˈtjʊər- /

noun

  1. a proturan insect; telsontail.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Protura, compromising the telsontails.

Etymology

Origin of proturan

< New Latin Protur ( a ) name of the order ( see prot-, uro- 2, -a 1) + -an

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