Machilid

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  machilid \mach"i*lid\, n.
     A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree
     trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also
     {jumping bristletail}.
  
     Syn: jumping bristletail.


          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  machilid
       n : wingless insect living in dark moist places as under dead
           tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed [syn:
            {jumping bristletail}]