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Meaning of THYSANURA

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  firebrats; silverfish; machilids
 
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 Synonyms: order Thysanura
 
 See Also: animal order, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, family Lepismatidae, family Machilidae, Hexapoda, Insecta, Lepismatidae, Machilidae, thysanuran insect, thysanuron

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fringe + ?
tail.] (Zo["o]l.)
An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform
caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a
spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura,
or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called
also {Thysanoura}. See {Lepisma}, and {Podura}.
 
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