ALL meanings of bristletail
bris·tle·tail
B b - noun bristletail any primitive wingless insect of the orders Thysanura and Diplura, such as the silverfish and firebrat, having a flattened body and long tail appendages 3
- noun bristletail any of a family (Machilidae) of primitive, wingless, thysanuran insects with bristles at the posterior end 3
- noun bristletail any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, having long, bristlelike, caudal appendages, comprising the firebrats, silverfish, and machilids. 1
- noun bristletail Any of various small active insects of the order Thysanura, that have two or three bristles at the end of their abdomen and that do not have wings. 0