English dictionary
thrips
/T/r/I/ps/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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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 3.0
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Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (<i>Thrips cerealium</i>).
Source: webster1913