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Definition of Thrip
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
Definition of Thrip
1. Noun. Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order ''Thysanoptera''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Thrip
1. a British coin [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Thrip
Literary usage of Thrip
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1834 He rewarded [him] with a thrip, the smallest silver coin known in the Southern
... 1845 He set back the bottle, and dropped the thrip into the drawer. ..."
2. The Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science by Iowa Academy of Science (1896)
"CONTRIBUTIONS TO A KNOWLEDGE OP THE thrip- OP IOWA. ALICE M. BEACH. This paper
represents the results of a study of some of the ..."
3. Annual Report of the Wisconsin State Horticultural Society by Wisconsin State Horticultural Society (1878)
"The thrip enters the second stage of its existence, corresponding to the chrysalis
state of moths and butterflies, in the month of August . ..."
4. Culture of the Grape by William Chamberlain Strong (1867)
"Whale-oil soap would also probably prove efficacious if used in June, when the
thrip first appears in its larva state. If allowed to mature, neither tobacco ..."
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