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thrips

US/ˈθrɪps/ uncommon

noun

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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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Borrowed from Ancient Greek θρίψ (thríps, “wood-worm”).

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