Definition of Protura in English:

Protura

plural noun prə(ʊ)ˈtjʊərəprəˈt(y)o͞orə

Entomology

An order of minute white wingless insects with slender bodies. They lack eyes and antennae, using the first pair of legs as sensory organs.
〔昆〕原尾目昆虫
Order Protura, subclass Apterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda)
Example sentencesExamples
- There are huge gaps in the early fossil record, since several basal hexapod groups have not been found at all in the Paleozoic: Protura, Diplura, and Thysanura.
- Hexapoda (Insecta sensu lato) includes four groups: Protura, Collembola, Diplura, and Insecta sensu stricto (with the latter containing Microcoryphia or Archeognatha, Zygentoma, and the pterygote insects).

Derivatives

proturan

adjective & noun

Entomology

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek prōtos 'first, primitive'.

Definition of Protura in US English:

Protura

plural nounprəˈt(y)o͞orə

Entomology

An order of minute white wingless insects with slender bodies. They lack eyes and antennae, using the first pair of legs as sensory organs.
〔昆〕原尾目昆虫
Order Protura, subclass Apterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda)
Example sentencesExamples
- Hexapoda (Insecta sensu lato) includes four groups: Protura, Collembola, Diplura, and Insecta sensu stricto (with the latter containing Microcoryphia or Archeognatha, Zygentoma, and the pterygote insects).
- There are huge gaps in the early fossil record, since several basal hexapod groups have not been found at all in the Paleozoic: Protura, Diplura, and Thysanura.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek prōtos ‘first, primitive’.

单词	Protura
释义	Definition of Protura in English: Protura plural noun prə(ʊ)ˈtjʊərəprəˈt(y)o͞orə Entomology An order of minute white wingless insects with slender bodies. They lack eyes and antennae, using the first pair of legs as sensory organs. 〔昆〕原尾目昆虫 Order Protura, subclass Apterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda) Example sentencesExamples There are huge gaps in the early fossil record, since several basal hexapod groups have not been found at all in the Paleozoic: Protura, Diplura, and Thysanura. Hexapoda (Insecta sensu lato) includes four groups: Protura, Collembola, Diplura, and Insecta sensu stricto (with the latter containing Microcoryphia or Archeognatha, Zygentoma, and the pterygote insects). Derivatives proturan adjective & noun Entomology Origin Modern Latin (plural), from Greek prōtos 'first, primitive'. Definition of Protura in US English: Protura plural nounprəˈt(y)o͞orə Entomology An order of minute white wingless insects with slender bodies. They lack eyes and antennae, using the first pair of legs as sensory organs. 〔昆〕原尾目昆虫 Order Protura, subclass Apterygota, class Insecta (or Hexapoda) Example sentencesExamples Hexapoda (Insecta sensu lato) includes four groups: Protura, Collembola, Diplura, and Insecta sensu stricto (with the latter containing Microcoryphia or Archeognatha, Zygentoma, and the pterygote insects). There are huge gaps in the early fossil record, since several basal hexapod groups have not been found at all in the Paleozoic: Protura, Diplura, and Thysanura. Origin Modern Latin (plural), from Greek prōtos ‘first, primitive’.
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