machilid

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noun

A wingless insect in the Machilidae family, able to jump long distances when disturbed.

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jumping bristletail
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Meanings

nounmachilid (plural machilids)

plural machilids

  1. A wingless insect in the Machilidae family, able to jump long distances when disturbed.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounwingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed

Similar
jumping bristletail
Broader
thysanuran insectthysanuron
Also see
jumping bristletail

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

machilid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machilid

MLA

“machilid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machilid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “machilid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/machilid.

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