Definitions for thrips
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thrips, thrip, thripidnoun

   any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. thripsnoun

   Any one of numerous small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips .

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1. Thrips

   Thrips (order Thysanoptera) are minute (mostly 1 mm (0.039 in) long or less), slender insects with fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts. Entomologists have described approximately 6,000 species. They fly only weakly and their feathery wings are unsuitable for conventional flight; instead, thrips exploit an unusual mechanism, clap and fling, to create lift using an unsteady circulation pattern with transient vortices near the wings. Thrips are a functionally diverse group, with nearly half of the known species being fungivorous. A small proportion of species of thrips are serious pests of commercially important crops. Some of these serve as vectors for over 20 viruses that cause plant disease, especially the Tospoviruses. Many flower-dwelling species bring benefits as pollinators, with some predatory thrips feeding on small insects or mites. In the right conditions, such as in greenhouses, invasive species can exponentially increase in population size and form large swarms because of a lack of natural predators coupled with their ability to reproduce asexually, making them destructive to crops. Due to their cryptic nature, thrips may aggregate in household objects such as furniture, bedding and computer monitors – in the latter case by forcing their way in between the LCD and its glass covering. Their identification to species by standard morphological characteristics is often challenging.

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1. thrips

   Thrips are tiny, slender insects belonging to the order Thysanoptera. They are characterized by their fringed wings and unique asymmetrical mouthparts, which they use to puncture plant cells and feed on the contents. They are commonly recognized as pests because of their destructive feeding habits on many economically important plants, such as vegetables, fruits, and flowers. Some thrips species are also vectors for plant diseases.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Thripsnoun

   any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium)

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1. Thrips

   Thrips are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings . Other common names for thrips include thunderflies, thunderbugs, storm flies, thunderblights, and corn lice. Thrips species feed on a large variety of sources, both plant and animal, by puncturing them and sucking up the contents. A large number of thrips species are considered pests, because they feed on plants with commercial value. Some species of thrips feed on other insects or mites and are considered beneficial, while some feed on fungal spores or pollen. So far around 5,000 species have been described. Thrips are generally tiny (1 mm long or less) and are not good flyers, although they can be carried long distances by the wind. In the right conditions, many species can exponentially increase in population size and form large swarms, making them an irritation to humans. Like the words sheep, deer or moose, the word thrips is used for both the singular and plural forms, so there may be many thrips or a single thrips. The word thrips is from the Greek, meaning "wood louse".

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1. Thrips

   thrips, n. a genus of the family Thripidæ, which is the sole family of the order Thysanoptera, any member of the same, the corn-thrips, the jassid, the grape-vine thrips. [Gr. thrips, a wood-worm.]

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1. THRIPS

   Thrips, order Thysanoptera, are tiny, slender insects with fringed wings. They feed by puncturing the epidermal (outer) layer of host tissue and sucking out the cell contents. This results in stippling, discolored flecking, or silvering of the leaf surface...

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrips in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of thrips in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=thrips
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Thrips
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrips
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thrips
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=thrips
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=thrips