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thripid

thripid

9.9
Very small insects with thin feathery wings that eat plant sap and damage crops
  • noun
  • /ˈθrɪpɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : thrípido
  • The greenhouse was infested with thripids that damaged the tomato plants.

Examples

  • Gardeners often struggle to control thripids because they are so small and multiply quickly.

  • A microscope is often needed to properly identify a thripid infestation on crops.

  • The thripid infested the tomato plants.

  • Farmers are concerned about thripids damaging their crops.

  • Gardeners often struggle to control thripids because they are so small and multiply quickly.

  • A microscope is often needed to properly identify a thripid infestation on crops.

  • Farmers are concerned about thripids damaging their crops.

Synonyms

thrip
vsthripid
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A small thin insect with fringed wings that feeds on plant sap and can damage crops

is a specific scientific family within that broader insect group
thrips
vsthripid
  • Specialized
9.9

Small thin insects with narrow wings that eat sap and damage plants

is the narrower taxonomic family within that broader group
thysanopteron
vsthripid
  • Specialized
9.9

A small insect with a thin body and fringed wings that feeds on plant sap, called a thrips

is narrower, meaning it names a single family not an entire order
thysanopter
vsthripid
  • Specialized
9.9

A very small insect with fringed wings that damages plants

is the narrower family level, not the whole order
thysanopterous insect
vsthripid
  • Specialized
9.9

A small thin insect with narrow wings that have tiny hairs on the edges

is more specific at the family level within that order

Surface Forms

thripid singular
thripids plural

Morphology

thripid = thrips (semi-transparent) = thrip + id

Formally derived from the insect name 'thrips' plus the biological suffix '-id' for members of a group, but the suffix is technical and not familiar to many learners.

Etymology

Thripid comes from the insect name thrips, from an old Greek word for a very small insect or 'woodworm'. So a thripid is a tiny plant-eating bug, which helps explain why it can quietly damage crops.