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thrips
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/ θrɪps /
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noun, plural thrips.
any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants.
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Origin of thrips
1650–60; <New Latin <Greek thrÃps (singular) woodworm
Words nearby thrips
thriller, thrilling, thrill-seeker, thrill to pieces, thrippence, thrips, thrive, thriving, thrix, thro, throat
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British Dictionary definitions for thrips
thrips
/ (θrɪps) /
noun plural thrips
any of various small slender-bodied insects of the order Thysanoptera, typically having piercing mouthparts and narrow feathery wings and feeding on plant sap. Some species are serious plant pests
Word Origin for thrips
C18: via New Latin from Greek: woodworm
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