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THYSANOPTERON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does thysanopteron mean?
• THYSANOPTERON (noun)
The noun THYSANOPTERON has 1 sense:
1. an insect of the order Thysanoptera
Familiarity information: THYSANOPTERON 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 ("thysanopteron" is a kind of...):
insect (small air-breathing arthropod)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thysanopteron"):
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 ("thysanopteron" is a member of...):
order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera (thrips)
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