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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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