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THYSANOPTEROUS INSECT

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An insect of the order Thysanoptera

Synonyms:

thysanopter; thysanopteron; thysanopterous insect

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("thysanopterous insect" is a kind of...):

insect (small air-breathing arthropod)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thysanopterous insect"):

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 ("thysanopterous insect" is a member of...):

order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera (thrips)

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