THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thysanopterous insect mean? 

• THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT (noun)
  The noun THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT has 1 sense:

1. an insect of the order Thysanoptera

  Familiarity information: THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT (noun)

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Meaning:

An insect of the order Thysanoptera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

thysanopter; thysanopteron; thysanopterous insect

Hypernyms ("thysanopterous insect" is a kind of...):

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thysanopterous insect"):

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 ("thysanopterous insect" is a member of...):

order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera (thrips)