THRIP

thrips, thrip, thripid

(noun) any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

thrip (plural thrips)

Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

28 April 2024

POLYGENIC

(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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