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Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).

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  1. n. Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).
  2. n. any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
  3. Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium). Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects.
  4. Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especiallythose which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thripscerealium).
  5. n. any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive n. any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive