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bristletails

bristletails is the plural of bristletail.

Meaning of bristletail

Noun

bristletail (plural bristletail or bristletails)

  1. jumping bristletails in the insect order Archaeognatha
  2. insects in the order Zygentoma such as silverfish and firebrats
  3. two-pronged bristletails in the hexapod order Diplura

Phrases with bristletails

Questions about bristletails

What is bristletails the plural of?
Bristletails is the plural of bristletail.

Words near bristletails in the dictionary

  1. bristlers
  2. bristles
  3. bristles up
  4. bristlet
  5. bristletail
  6. bristletails
  7. bristlets
  8. bristleweed
  9. bristleworm
  10. bristleworms
  11. bristlier

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