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Meaning Of Thysanura
n. pl.
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.