proturans

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• apterygote — /ap ter i goht , ap teuhr /, adj. belonging or pertaining to the Apterygota, a subclass of primitive wingless insects that undergo little or no metamorphosis. Also, apterygotous /ap ter i goh teuhs/. [ < NL Apterygota name of the subclass, equiv …   Universalium

• proturan — /preuh toor euhn, tyoor /, n. 1. a proturan insect; telsontail. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the order Protura, compromising the telsontails. [ < NL Protur(a) name of the order (see PROT , URO 2, A1) + AN] * * * ▪ insect       any of a… …   Universalium

• insect — insectival /in sek tuy veuhl/, adj. /in sekt/, n. 1. any animal of the class Insecta, comprising small, air breathing arthropods having the body divided into three parts (head, thorax, and abdomen), and having three pairs of legs and usually two… …   Universalium

• pro|tu|ran — «proh TYUR uhn», noun, adjective. –n. any one of a group of tiny primitive insects that live under bark and in damp places. Proturans are blind and wingless and are believed to represent a very early stage in the evolution of insects. »A new… …   Useful english dictionary

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• mesofauna — ▪ biology also called  Meiofauna,         in soil science, intermediate sized animals (those greater than 40 microns in length, which is about three times the thickness of a human hair). Nematodes, mites, springtails, proturans, and pauropods are …   Universalium

• soil organism — ▪ biology  any organism inhabiting the soil during part or all of its life. Soil organisms, which range in size from microscopic cells that digest decaying organic material to small mammals that live primarily on other soil organisms, play an… …   Universalium

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