English-Thai Dictionary
thrips
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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
THRIPS
Thrips, n. Etym: [L., a woodworm, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
thrips
thrips |THrips θrɪps |(also thrip ) ▶noun ( pl. same ) a minute black winged insect that sucks plant sap and can be a serious pest of ornamental and food plants when present in large numbers. [Order Thysanoptera: many species. ] ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘woodworm. ’
Oxford Dictionary
thrips
thrips |θrɪps |(also thrip ) ▶noun ( pl. same ) a minute black winged insect which sucks plant sap and can be a serious pest of ornamental and food plants when present in large numbers. Thrips swarm on warm still summer days and cause irritation by crawling on the skin. Also called thunderbug, thunderfly. ●Order Thysanoptera: many species, including the pea thrips (Kakothrips robustus ), which can cause considerable losses to pea crops. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek, literally ‘woodworm ’.
Duden Dictionary
Thrips
Thrips Substantiv, maskulin Zoologie , der |Thr i ps |der Thrips; Genitiv: des Thrips, Plural: die Thripse griechisch-lateinisch artenreiches Insekt mit blasenartigen Haftorganen an den Füßen
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