Thrips
9.9
Very small, thin insects that often damage plants like crops
- noun
- /θrɪps/
- Specialized
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thrips
- Researchers identified several species of thrips damaging the flowers in the greenhouse.
Examples
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The farmer used an insecticide to control the infestation of thrips on his crops.
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To prevent damage in plants, it's important to regularly check for thrips and other pests.
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If you had something like thrips, I wouldn't compost that.
Compounds
onion thrips
- Specialized
9.3
A small insect that eats onion plants and sometimes tobacco, damaging crops
Surface Forms
Etymology
Thrips comes from the old Greek word thrips, which meant 'woodworm' or 'wood-boring insect'. That image helps: thrips are very small pest insects, so the name fits these tiny creatures that can damage plants.
