Definition of Thrips

1. Noun. Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive.


Definition of Thrips

1. n. Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).

Definition of Thrips

1. Noun. Any one of numerous small insects of the order ''Thysanoptera'', especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (qualifier Thrips cerealium). ¹

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Definition of Thrips

1. thrip [n] - See also: thrip

Medical Definition of Thrips

1. Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium). The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects. Origin: L, a woodworm, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrips

thrilling
thrillingly
thrillingness
thrills
thrillseeker
thrillseekers
thrillseeking
thrilly
thrimsa
thrimsas
thring
thringing
thrip
thripid
thripple
thrips (current term)
thripses
thrissel
thrissels
thrist
thristed
thristing
thristle
thristles
thrists
thristy
thrittene
thrive
thrived
thriven

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