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   Thrips
   Thrips are minute insects with 4 hair-fringed wings of the order Thysanoptera. Many of the species injure plants by feeding upon their juices.
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   Thrips
   Insects that feed on all parts of the plant: leaves, flowers, buds, and stems. Very popular in the destruction of daylilies (this word is both singular and plural).
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   thrips
   [n] - any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any
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   thrips
   any of numerous insects (family Thripidae) that are of small often minute size...that feed mostly on plant juices and are often destructive pests... Category: Botany and zoology
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   Thrips
   Thrips noun [ Latin , a woodworm, Greek ....] (Zoology) 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.
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   thrips
   <zoology> 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) ...
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   thrips
   thrip noun any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
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   Thrips
   `Thrips` (Order `Thysanoptera`) are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings (thus the scientific name, from the Greek `thysanos` (fringe) + `pteron` (wing)). Other common names for thrips include `thunderflies`, `thunderbugs`, `storm flies` and `corn lice`. Thrips species feed on a large variety of sources both plant and animal by puncturing them and sucking up the contents. A large number of thrips species are considered pests, because they fee...
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   Thrips
   • (n.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).
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    thrips
    any of approximately 5,000 species of insects that are among the smallest of the winged insects and are abundant in the tropical and temperate ... [1 related articles]
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    thrips
    thrips, minute, agile insects of the order Thysanoptera. Thrips have piercing-and-sucking mouthparts and cup-shaped feet from which bladderlike adhesive organs may be extended. Some species are wingless, but many have four narrow, featherlike wings fringed with hairs. Metamorphosis is gradual, and s...
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