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thrips |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Thrips \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: thrips n : any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any they feed on plant sap and many are destructive [syn: {thrip}, {thripid}]
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