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noun, plural thrips.
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
Origin:
1650–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek thríps (singular) woodworm
1650–60; < Neo-Latin < Greek thríps (singular) woodworm
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| —n , pl thrips | |
| any of various small slender-bodied insects of the order Thysanoptera, typically having piercing mouthparts and narrow feathery wings and feeding on plant sap. Some species are serious plant pests | |
| [C18: via New Latin from Greek: woodworm] | |
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