- thrips
- noun (plural thrips) Etymology: Latin, woodworm, from Greek Date: 1795 any of an order (Thysanoptera) of small to minute sucking insects many of which feed often destructively on plant juices
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thrips — /thrips/, n., pl. 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. [1650 60; < NL < Gk thríps (sing.) woodworm] * … Universalium
thrips — [ trips ] n. m. • 1765; mot gr. ♦ Zool. Insecte archiptère (thysanoptères) de petite taille, qui s attaque à de nombreuses plantes. Thrips de la vigne, du pois. ● thrips nom masculin (grec thrips, ver qui ronge le bois) Petit insecte thysanoptère … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thrips — Thrips, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips ({Thrips cerealium}). [1913 Webster] Note: The term is also popularly applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
thrips — [thrips] n. pl. thrips [L < Gr, lit., wood worm] any of an order (Thysanoptera) of very small, destructive, usually winged insects that suck the juices of plants … English World dictionary
Thrips — der; , e <aus gr. thríps »Holzwurm«> Blasenfüßer, ein Insekt mit Haftblasen an den Beinen (Biol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Thrips — Thrips, so v.w. Blasenwanze 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thrips — Thrips, Blasenfuß, s. Blasenfüßer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
THRIPS — inter quatuor vermium genera, quae lignum infestant, memoratut Plinio, l. 16. c. 41. Culicibus vero similes, thripas: ex Graeco θρίψ. A quo erosa ligna priscos Lacones pro sigillis habuisse, Hercule inventore, refert apud Hesychium Philostephanus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
thrips — (also thrip) ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a minute black insect which sucks plant sap, noted for swarming on warm still summer days. ORIGIN Greek, woodworm … English terms dictionary
Thrips — Thunderbug redirects here. For the NHL mascot, see List of National Hockey League mascots. For the type genus, see Thrips (genus). Thrips Temporal range: 299–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Thrips — Thysanoptera Thysanoptères … Wikipédia en Français
