Protura
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek πρῶτος (prôtos, “first, primitive”) + οὐρά (ourá, “tail”).
Proper noun
Protura
- 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[1]
Hyponyms
- (class): Acerentomata, Eosentomata, Sinentomata - orders[1]
Coordinate terms
- (class): Collembola, Diplura, Insecta[1]
References
- Protura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Protura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Protura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons