thysanuran


thy·sa·nu·ran

T0201250 (thī′sə-no͝or′ən, -nyo͝or′-)n. Any of various wingless insects of the order Thysanura, which is usually defined as consisting solely of the silverfish and excluding bristletails of the order Archaeognatha.
[From New Latin Thysanūra, order name : Greek thusanos, tassel + Greek ourā, tail; see ors- in Indo-European roots.]
thy′sa·nu′ran adj.

thysanuran

(ˌθɪsəˈnjʊərən) n (Animals) any primitive wingless insect of the order Thysanura, which comprises the bristletailsadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the order Thysanura[C19: from New Latin, from Greek thusanos fringe + oura tail] ˌthysaˈnurous adj