thysanuran

noun

thy·sa·nu·ran ˌthī-sə-ˈnu̇r-ən

-ˈnyu̇r-

: bristletail

thysanuran adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Thysanura, order name (from Greek thýsānos, usually in plural thýsānoi "tassels, fringe" —probably of pre-Greek substratal origin— + -oura, neuter plural of -ouros "having a tail of the kind specified," derivative of ourá "tail") + -an entry 1 — more at ass entry 2

Note: The taxon Thysanura was apparently introduced, in the vernacular form Thysanoures, by Georges cuvier in La règne animal, tome III (Paris, 1817), p. 158.

First Known Use

1835, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of thysanuran was in 1835

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