protura

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Noun protura has 1 sense

Protura, order Protura - minute wingless arthropods: telsontails
--₁ is a kind of animal order
--₁ is a member of Insecta, class Insecta, Hexapoda, class Hexapoda
--₁ has members: proturan, telsontail

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Term: Protura

Noun:

Sense 1: Protura, a small order of apterygotes that live in forest soil and leaf mold, are not well known or widely studied.

Sample sentence:

The protura are often overlooked by researchers due to their small size and inconspicuous nature.

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