[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] fringe + [GREEK] tail.]
An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura, or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called also
Thysanoura
. See
Lepisma
, and
Podura
.