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thysanuran

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 2008, Timothy J. Bradley, Saline-water Insects: Ecology, Physiology and Evolution, Jill Lancaster, Robert A. Briers, Aquatic Insects: Challenges to Populations: Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 24th Symposium, page 22, Marine thysanurans are another abundant and highly successful group of apterygotes able to exploit the ocean shore.

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History

Etymology

Thysanura + -an

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Translations

3 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: thysanoure — species of order Thysanura
  • Italian: tisanuro — species of order Thysanura
  • Polish: szczeciogonka — species of order Thysanura