Thysanuran

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various insects, including the silverfish and firebrats, of the order Thysanura (now Zygentoma), which have three long caudal filaments.

    "The best known and most often seen thysanurans are the two domesticated species: silverfish and firebrat."

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"The best known and most often seen thysanurans are the two domesticated species: silverfish and firebrat."

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Thysanura + -an

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