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thysanuran, a. and n. Entom.|θɪsəˈn(j)ʊərən|
[f. mod.L. Thysanūra Cuvier (f. Gr. θύσαν-ος tassel, fringe + οὐρά tail) + -an.]
a. adj. Belonging to the Thysanura, a wingless order of insects, comprising springtails, bristletails, etc., having filamentous appendages at the posterior end of the body.
b. n. An insect of this order. So thysaˈnurian a., thysaˈnurid a. and n. = thysanuran; thysaˈnuriform, thysanuriˈmorphous adjs., having the form of, or resembling, the Thysanura; thysaˈnurous a., belonging to or having the characters of the Thysanura.
1835Kirby Hab. & Inst. Anim. II. xiv. 20 The *Thysanuran, or Sugar-louse tribe. Ibid. xx. 314 The Thysanurans are remarkable for their anal appendages. 1842Brande Dict. Sc., etc., Thysanurans, Thysanura,..in which the abdomen is terminated by filaments, or by a forked tail adapted for leaping.
1891J. H. Comstock in Cent. Dict., *Thysanurian.
1900Nature 13 Dec. 161/2 The occurrence of Proiapyx stylifer, a primitive *thysanurid insect, in Liberia and Argentina.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. III. xxx. 166 Larvæ that approach to a true *Thysanuriform type. 1906J. W. Folsom Entomol. iii. 162 Two types of larvæ are recognized by Brauer, Packard and other authorities: thysanuriform and eruciform.
1860Mayne Expos. Lex. 1277/2 An Order..which have particular organs of motion on the sides of the extremity of the tail, like fringes: *thysanurous. 1910Daily News 30 May 4/2 A ‘silver fish’,..Lepisma domestica, a thysanurous insect occurring in houses and damaging books, wall-papers, etc. Some of its other common names are bristle-tail, fish-tail, shiner, and silvertail. |