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[syn: Thysanura, order Thysanura]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Thysanura \Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fringe + ?
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.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Thysanura
n 1: firebrats; silverfish; machilids [syn: Thysanura, order
Thysanura]