Protura

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Translingual

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, first, primitive) + οὐρά (ourá, tail).

Proper noun

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Protura

  1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Arthropoda – coneheads, many very small, wingless, soil-dwelling hexapods.

Usage notes

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  • Also designates an order for some authors.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248