thrips Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
thrip; thripid.
WordNet
Thrips noun
Etymology
L., a woodworm, Gr. .Definitions
(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips ( Thrips cerealium ).✍ The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects.