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THYSANOPTER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thysanopter mean?
• THYSANOPTER (noun)
The noun THYSANOPTER has 1 sense:
1. an insect of the order Thysanoptera
Familiarity information: THYSANOPTER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An insect of the order Thysanoptera
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
thysanopter; thysanopteron; thysanopterous insect
Hypernyms ("thysanopter" is a kind of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thysanopter"):
thrip; thripid; thrips (any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive)
Holonyms ("thysanopter" is a member of...):
order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera (thrips)
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