Thysanura

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos, bristle) + οὐρά (ourá, tail).

Proper noun

Thysanura

  1. (archaic) A taxonomic order within the class Insecta – silverfishes, firebrats, jumping bristletails and close relatives, replaced by its former suborders Zygentoma and Archaeognatha.

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  • English: bristletail (calque), thysanuran

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