/thuy'seuh nop"teuhr euhn, this'euh-/ , adj.
1. Also, thysanopterous . belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.
n.
2. Also, thysanopteron . a thysanopteran insect; a thrips.
[ 1890-95; Thysanopter ( a ) order name ( thýsan ( os ) tassel, fringe + -o- -O- + -ptera, neut. pl. of -pteros -winged; see -PTEROUS) + -AN ]