Associations to the word «Thysanoptera»

Wiktionary

THYSANOPTERA, proper noun. A taxonomic order within the superorder Exopterygota   — the thrips—tiny narrow-winged insects that fly using fringes of long setae rather than membranes.

Dictionary definition

THYSANOPTERA, noun. Thrips.

Wise words

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