thysanuran

thysanuran
/thuy'seuh noor"euhn, -nyoor"-, this'euh-/, adj.
1. Also, thysanurous. belonging or pertaining to the order Thysanura, comprising the bristletails.
n.
2. a thysanuran insect; bristletail.
[1820-30; < NL Thysanur(a) ( < Gk thýsan(os) tassel + -oura, neut. pl. of -ouros -tailed, adj. deriv. of ourá tail) + -AN]

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