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Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants..
2002, Thrips, article in International Wildlife Encyclopedia Volume 19, Picture caption, page 2676, The thousands of thrips species include among their number the smallest of all winged insects.
The turnrows and margins of the fields should be cultivated often enough to prevent the growth of weeds, many forms of which harbor the onion thrips.
Bleaching and stippling on viburnum foliage infested with greenhouse thrips. Because this sluggish thrips feeds openly on the underside of leaves, it is controlled by thorough coverage with insecticidal soap or oil.
Use thrips when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Thrips means Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants..
Common synonyms include thrip, thripid.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
2002, Thrips, article in International Wildlife Encyclopedia Volume 19, Picture caption, page 2676, The thousands of thrips species include among their number the smallest of all winged insects.
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