Zygentoma

Etymology

 * coined for purposes of taxonomy in late 19th century. Derived from the in context meaning "yoke" or "bridge", and  literally "cut into" because of the constrictions in the anatomy of typical insects. The idea behind the name was that the taxon formed a notional link between the Pterygota and the . This view is now obsolete, but the phylogeny of the Insecta was in its infancy in the late 19th and early 20th century, and the name was firmly established by the time that more defensible views were developed.

Proper noun

 * 1) The silverfish and firebrats:

Hypernyms

 * ; Dicondylia - subclass

Hyponyms

 * , - suborders
 * ,, , , - families

Translations

 * German: silberfisch
 * Swedish:, nattsmyg