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thysanuran

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

thysanuran: any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now...
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Noun

thysanuran (plural thysanurans)

  1. Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.
    • The best known and most often seen thysanurans are the two domesticated species: silverfish and firebrat.1984, Robert N. Coulson, Forest Entomology: Ecology and Management, page 59
    • As insects go, thysanurans are about as primitive as an arthropod can get and still be considered an insect.1989, May Berenbaum, Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers, page 21

Forms of thysanuran

pluralthysanurans

Origin of thysanuran

Thysanura + -an

Questions about thysanuran

What does thysanuran mean?
Thysanuran means any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.
What part of speech is thysanuran?
Thysanuran is a noun.
What is the plural of thysanuran?
The plural of thysanuran is thysanurans.

Words near thysanuran in the dictionary

  1. thysanopterists
  2. thysanopterous
  3. thysanopters
  4. thysanoteuthid
  5. thysanoteuthids
  6. thysanuran
  7. thysanurans
  8. thysanurian
  9. thysanurians
  10. thysanuriform
  11. thysanurous

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