machilid

n.

1.

A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also jumping bristletail.

Noun

1.

machilid - wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed Synonyms: jumping bristletail

family Machilidae, jumping bristletail, Machilidae, thysanuran insect, thysanuron