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noun
Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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 source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: thrips, thripid
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: thysanopter, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect
Narrower terms: tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca, onion thrips, onion louse, Thrips tobaci
History
Back-formation from thrips
