Thysanoptera
Translingual
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek θύσανος (thúsanos, “fringe”) + πτερόν (pterón, “wing”).
Proper noun
Thysanoptera
- A taxonomic order within the superorder Exopterygota – the thrips—tiny narrow-winged insects that fly using fringes of long setae rather than membranes.
Hyponyms
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References
Thrips on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thysanoptera on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Thysanoptera on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI