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thrips

thrips
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thrips]
    • /θrɪps/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [thrips]
    • /θrɪps/

Definitions of thrips word

  • noun plural thrips any 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. 1
  • noun thrips 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 0
  • noun thrips any of an order (Thysanoptera) of very small, destructive, usually winged insects that suck the juices of plants 0
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Origin of thrips

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < New Latin < Greek thríps (singular) woodworm

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Parts of speech for Thrips

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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thrips popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Related words

  • thysanopteran

    Also, thysanopterous. belonging or pertaining to the insect order Thysanoptera, comprising the thrips.

  • pear thrips

    a minute, slender-bodied insect, Taeniothrips inconsequens, that eats the blossoms of flowering plants and is a common pest of pear, maple, almond, apple, and other trees in the eastern U.S.
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