Order Protura (Noun)
Meaning
Minute wingless arthropods: telsontails.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Order Protura is a group of minute, wingless arthropods that are closely related to insects.
- The order Protura is composed of small, elongated arthropods with a distinctive telson at the end of their abdomen.
- Proturans, which belong to the order Protura, are often found in moist environments such as soil and leaf litter.
- The order Protura is thought to have evolved from a common ancestor with insects, but the exact relationships between the two groups are still unclear.
- Arthropods in the order Protura are characterized by their lack of wings and their distinctive telson, which is used for sensory purposes.