| thripidae | (n) thrips, Syn. family Thripidae |
| thrips | (n) any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive, Syn. thrip, thripid |
| thrips | (n) any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive, Syn. thrip, thripid |
| Thrips | ‖n. [ L., a woodworm, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Zool.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium). [ 1913 Webster ] ☞ The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects. [ 1913 Webster ] |