Protura

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Protura

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

Usage notes

• Also designates an order for some authors.

Hypernyms

• (class): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum

Hyponyms

• (class): Acerentomata, Eosentomata, Sinentomata - orders

Coordinate terms

• (class): Collembola, Diplura, Insecta

References

• Protura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Protura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Protura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons