Entom. [ad. mod.L. Thysanoptera (Haliday, 1836), f. Gr. θύσανο-ς tassel, fringe + πτερόν wing.] An insect of the order Thysanoptera, comprising Thrips and allied genera, characterized by long fringes on the wings. So Thysanopteran a. = thysanopterous; sb. = thysanopter; Thysanopterous a., belonging to the order Thysanoptera.
[1858. Baird, Cycl. Nat. Sci., 549/1. Thysanoptera … an order of insects, lately separated from the order Hemiptera, to contain those insects formerly known as the genus Thrips.]
1864. Webster, Thysanopter.
1891. Cent. Dict., Thysanopteran, Thysanopterous.
