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thrips noun. Pl. same. Also thrip. L18.
[Latin (also used as mod. Latin genus name) from Greek thrips, pl. thripes, woodworm.]
Orig., any of various insect pests of plants. Now spec. a member of the order Thysanoptera of minute dark-coloured insects, typically having slender bodies and four fringed wings, many of which are pests of various plants. Also called thunderbug, thunderfly.