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thysanoptera


  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Thysanoptera  \Thy`sa*nop"te*ra\,  n.  pl  [NL.,  from  Gr  ?  a 
  fringe  +  ?  a  wing.]  (Zo["o]l.) 
  A  division  of  insects,  considered  by  some  writers  a  distinct 
  order  but  regarded  by  others  as  belonging  to  the  Hemiptera. 
  They  are  all  of  small  size,  and  have  narrow,  broadly  fringed 
  wings  with  rudimentary  nervures.  Most  of  the  species  feed 
  upon  the  juices  of  plants,  and  some  as  those  which  attack 
  grain,  are  very  injurious  to  crops.  Called  also  {Physopoda}. 
  See  {Thrips}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  Thysanoptera 
  n  :  thrips  [syn:  {Thysanoptera},  {order  Thysanoptera}] 




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