thysanopteran

thysanopteran
/thuy'seuh nop"teuhr euhn, this'euh-/, adj.
1. Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
n.
2. Also, thysanopteron. a thysanopteran insect; a thrips.
[1890-95; < NL Thysanopter(a) order name ( < Gk thýsan(os) tassel, fringe + -o- -O- + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -winged; see -PTEROUS) + -AN]

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