thrips

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Inflections of 'thrips' (n): npl: thrips

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
thrips (thrips),USA pronunciation n., pl. thrips. 
  1. Insectsany 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.
  • Greek thríps (singular) woodworm
  • Neo-Latin
  • 1650–60

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
thrips / θrɪps/ (thrips)
  1. 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
Etymology: 18th Century: via New Latin from Greek: woodworm
'thrips' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
thysanopteran

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