HyperDic: proturan

English > 1 sense of the word proturan:
NOUNanimalproturan, telsontailany of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head
English > proturan: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningAny of several minute primitive wingless and eyeless insects having a cone-shaped head; inhabit damp soil or decaying organic matter.
Synonymtelsontail
Member ofProtura, order Proturaminute wingless arthropods
Broaderinsectsmall air-breathing arthropod
Spanishproturan, proturo, telsontail
Catalanprotur, telsontail

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