English Explanatory Dictionary

thrips

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

thrips thripses thrip

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek θρίψ (thríps, “wood-worm”).

Derived words

antithrips cotton seedling thrips grain thrips onion thrips pear thrips potato thrips tobacco thrips western flower thrips
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