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| Matching Terms: | | thysanuran, thysanuran insect, thysanuron, thysanurous
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| | Definition: | | [n] firebrats; silverfish; machilids |
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| | Synonyms: | | order Thysanura |
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| | See Also: | | animal order, class Hexapoda, class Insecta, family Lepismatidae, family Machilidae, Hexapoda, Insecta, Lepismatidae, Machilidae, thysanuran insect, thysanuron |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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