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THYSANOPTERA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Thysanoptera mean?
• THYSANOPTERA (noun)
The noun THYSANOPTERA has 1 sense:
1. thrips
Familiarity information: THYSANOPTERA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thrips
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera
Hypernyms ("Thysanoptera" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "Thysanoptera"):
thysanopter; thysanopteron; thysanopterous insect (an insect of the order Thysanoptera)
family Thripidae; Thripidae (thrips)
Holonyms ("Thysanoptera" is a member of...):
class Hexapoda; class Insecta; Hexapoda; Insecta (insects; about five-sixths of all known animal species)
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