Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thysanuran

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thysa-nu-ran
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.

Example Sentences

"The best known and most often seen thysanurans are the two domesticated species: silverfish and firebrat."
"As insects go, thysanurans are about as primitive as an arthropod can get and still be considered an insect."
"2008, Timothy J. Bradley, Saline-water Insects: Ecology, Physiology and Evolution, Jill Lancaster, Robert A. Briers, Aquatic Insects: Challenges to Populations: Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society's 24th Symposium, page 22, Marine thysanurans are another abundant and highly successful group of apterygotes able to exploit the ocean shore."

Etymology

Thysanura + -an

Word Breakdown

Suffix: an

Inflected Forms

thysanurans (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

thysanurous

Questions

What does thysanuran mean?: Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.
Where does thysanuran come from?: Thysanura + -an

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