Thysanoura

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Thysanura \Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fringe + ?
     tail.] (Zool.)
     An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform
     caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a
     spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura,
     or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called


     also {Thysanoura}. See {Lepisma}, and {Podura}.
     [1913 Webster]