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Webster 1913 Edition

Thysanura

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Thysˊa-nu′ra

,
Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] fringe + [GREEK] tail.]
(Zool.)
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
.

Definition 2024

Thysanura

Thysanura

Translingual

Lepisma saccharina

Proper noun

Thysanura

  1. (obsolete) A taxonomic order within the class Insecta, replaced by Zygentoma.

Synonyms

Hypernyms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θυσάνος ‎(thusános, “bristle”) + οὐρά ‎(ourá, “tail”).

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