proturan

[ pruh-too r-uh n, -tyoo r- ]
/ prəˈtʊər ən, -ˈtyʊər- /

noun

a proturan insect; telsontail.

adjective

belonging or pertaining to the order Protura, compromising the telsontails.

Origin of proturan

< New Latin Protur(a) name of the order (see prot-, uro-2, -a1) + -an