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Definition of Thripid
1. Noun. Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive.
Generic synonyms: Thysanopter, Thysanopteron, Thysanopterous Insect
Group relationships: Family Thripidae, Thripidae
Specialized synonyms: Frankliniella Fusca, Tobacco Thrips, Onion Louse, Onion Thrips, Thrips Tobaci
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thripid
Literary usage of Thripid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1892)
"On all of these gall-clusters there were present large numbers of an immature
thripid, which Professor Osborn says appear to be different from Thrips ..."
2. The Horticultural Register by Joseph Harrison, Joseph Paxton (1836)
"thripid^E, Steph. ? Antenna eight-jointed. 1. Gen. THRIPS, Linne. Snout (rostrum)
secreted within the mouth; antenna the length of the thorax; body linear; ..."
3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1883)
"NOTES ON thripid/K, WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF NEW SPECIES.* BY HERBERT OSBORN,
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, AMES, IOWA. The family thripidae, though possessing many ..."
4. Guide to the Study of Insects: And a Treatise on Those Injurious and by Alpheus Spring Packard (1870)
"... with green impressed punctures. It is seven-twentieths of an inch long, and
is found in Florida. thripid. ..."
5. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1892)
"(Recorded by Monell and for Iowa. Authority Osborn.) Siphonophora sp. Extremely
abundant and serious the past season. FAMILY thripid-iE. ..."
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