释义 |
bristletail|ˈbrɪs(ə)lteɪl| A wingless insect (Machilis maritima) having the abdomen terminated by bristly appendages which assist it in leaping.
1706Phillips, Bristle-tails, a sort of Flies, some of which have one Bristle, others two..in their Tail. 1865Gosse Land & Sea (1874) 97, I found several colonies of that curious insect the seaside bristletail. |