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proturan

[ pruh-toor-uhn, -tyoor- ]

noun

  1. a proturan insect; telsontail.


adjective

  1. belonging or pertaining to the order Protura, compromising the telsontails.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of proturan1

< New Latin Protur ( a ) name of the order ( prot-, uro- 2, -a 1 ) + -an

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