What's the difference between bristletail and thysanura?

Bristletail


Definition:

  • (n.) An insect of the genera Lepisma, Campodea, etc., belonging to the Thysanura.

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Thysanura


Definition:

  • (n. pl.) An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also Thysanoura. See Lepisma, and Podura.

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