THRIPS

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

thrips (plural thrips or thripses)

Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.

Source: Wiktionary

Thrips, n. Etym: [L., a woodworm, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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