See Also: thysanuran(medicine)
nobbler(1)(dictionary)
nobbler(2)(dictionary)
thysanuran(dictionary)

nobbler(1) (iou) and thysanuran (iou)


nobbler(1) (iou)



nobbler noun1. M19.
[from NOBBLE + -ER1.]
A person who nobbles horses etc.

thysanuran (iou)



thysanuran adjective & noun. M19.
[mod. Latin Thysanura (see below), from Greek thusanos tassel, fringe + oura tail: see -AN.]
Entomology.
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the order Thysanura of wingless (apterygote) insects including the silverfish and firebrat. M19.
b. noun. An insect of this order. Also called three-pronged bristletail. M19.
thysanurous adjective = THYSANURAN adjective M19.