Definitions for Thysanura
thysa·nu·ra

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thysanura, order Thysanuranoun

   firebrats; silverfish; machilids

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thysanura

   Thysanura is the now deprecated name of what was, for over a century, recognised as an order in the class Insecta. The two constituent groups within the former order, the Archaeognatha (jumping bristletails) and the Zygentoma (silverfish and firebrats), share several characteristics, such as of having three long caudal filaments, the lateral ones being the cerci, while the one between (telson) is a medial cerciform appendage, specifically an epiproct. They are also both wingless, and have bodies covered with fine scales, rather like the scales of the practically unrelated Lepidoptera. In the late 20th century, it was recognized that the two suborders were not sister taxa, therefore Thysanura was paraphyletic, and the two suborders were each raised to the status of an independent monophyletic order, with Archaeognatha sister taxon to the Dicondylia, including the Zygentoma. Although the group Thysanura is no longer recognized, the name still appears in some published material. Another name used to separate the two groups from winged insects is Apterygota.

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1. thysanura

   Thysanura is a former order of insects characterized by having three-pronged, bristle-like appendages at the end of their abdomen, no wings, and a body covered in scales. These are primitive insects that have existed for hundreds of millions of years and include species commonly known as silverfish and firebrats. They have been reclassified and are now generally considered part of the orders Zygentoma and Archaeognatha.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Thysanura

   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

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1. Thysanura

   Thysanura is an order of the class insecta, encompassing silverfish and firebrats, best known for their three long caudal filaments. The families Machilidae and Meinertellidae of the jumping bristletails were once included with Thysanura. Occasionally, the correspondingly restricted order Thysanura is referred to as Zygentoma.

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1. Thysanura

   this-a-nū′ra, n. an order of wingless insects of small size, undergoing no metamorphosis, the abdomen usually bearing peculiar structures which seem to be abortive limbs, the spring-tails or bristle-tails.—adjs. Thysanū′rian; Thysanū′riform. [Gr. thysanos, a fringe, oura, a tail.]

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1. Thysanura

   fringe-tails; wingless, mandibulate insects without metamorphosis; with anal appendages; body covered with scales; thoracic segments similar.

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   The numerical value of Thysanura in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of Thysanura in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Thysanura
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thysanura
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thysanura
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Thysanura
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Thysanura
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Thysanura