Definition of thrip Thrip

We found 3 definitions of thrip from 3 different sources.

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What does thrip mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

thrip - any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive
  thrips, thripid
  thysanopter, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect an insect of the order Thysanoptera
  family thripidae, thripidae thrips
  frankliniella fusca, tobacco thrips injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts
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  • thrip (Noun)
    Optional singular for thrips, an insect of the order Thysanoptera.

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