bristletail

n. 蛀虫, 蠹虫

发音

US /ˈbɹɪsəlˌteɪl/

词形变化

bristletails 复数 bristletails

别名

bristle-tail

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota or the order Thysanura but are no longer considered closely related:

    jumping bristletails in the insect order Archaeognatha

  2. 2.

    Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota or the order Thysanura but are no longer considered closely related:

    insects in the order Zygentoma such as silverfish and firebrats

    衣鱼

  3. 3.

    Any of various small, active six-legged arthropods that have two or three bristles at the ends of their abdomens and that do not have wings. These were formerly classified together in the insect subclass Apterygota or the order Thysanura but are no longer considered closely related:

    two-pronged bristletails in the hexapod order Diplura

词汇关系

名词

下位词 1

firebrat

相关短语

jumping bristletail [网络] 石蛃；吉丁虫

词源

Calque of translingual Thysanura, as Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos, “bristle”) + Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”). By surface analysis, bristle + tail.

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