About The Word Thrips
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Thrips
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What's The Definition Of Thrips?
[n] any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
Synonyms | Synonyms for Thrips: thrip | thripid Related Terms | Find terms related to Thrips: See Also | family Thripidae | Frankliniella fusca | onion louse | onion thrips | Thripidae | Thrips tobaci | thysanopter | thysanopteron | thysanopterous insect | tobacco thrips Thrips In Webster's Dictionary \Thrips\, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially
those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips
({Thrips cerealium}).
Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other
small injurious insects.
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