About The Word Thysanura

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Thysanura to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Thysanura definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Thysanura

Thysanura Meaning & Definition
Thysanura Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thysanura?

[n] firebrats; silverfish; machilids

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thysanura: order Thysanura

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thysanura:

See Also | animal order | class Hexapoda | class Insecta | family Lepismatidae | family Machilidae | Hexapoda | Insecta | Lepismatidae | Machilidae | thysanuran insect | thysanuron

Thysanura In Webster's Dictionary

\Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fringe + ? tail.] (Zo["o]l.) 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}.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Gentlewoman ‐ a woman of refinement; "a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine…
  • Standdown ‐ (military) withdrawal of a…
  • Jakob liebmann beer ‐ German composer of operas in a style that influenced Richard…
  • Javanese ‐ the Indonesian language spoken on Java [n] a native or inhabitant…
  • Chyloderma ‐ swelling of the scrotum resulting from chronic lymphatic…
  • Unspent ‐ (of financial resources) not spent; "unexpended funds"; "his…
  • Time to come ‐ the time…
  • Water hazard ‐ hazard provided by ponds of water that the golfer…
  • Cosmetic surgery ‐ surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of…
  • Hexadecimal number system ‐ a positional system of numeration that uses hexadecimal digits…