noun
thrips
• Syn: ↑family Thripidae
• Hypernyms: ↑arthropod family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Thysanoptera, ↑order Thysanoptera
• Member Meronyms: ↑thrips, ↑thrip, ↑thripid, ↑Frankliniella, ↑genus Frankliniella, ↑genus Thrips
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\\ˈthripəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of insects (order Thysanoptera) comprising the thrips
Useful english dictionary. 2012.