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Meaning of THRIPS

Pronunciation:  thrips

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
 

THRIPS is a 6 letter word that starts with T.

 

 Synonyms: thrip, thripid
 
 See Also: family Thripidae, Frankliniella fusca, onion louse, onion thrips, Thripidae, Thrips tobaci, thysanopter, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect, tobacco thrips

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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