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thripsnounAny of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
thripidnoun(zoology) Any thrips in the family Thripidae.

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thripidnoun(zoology) Any thrips in the family Thripidae.
thysanopterannoun(zoology) A thrips; one of the Thysanoptera.
phlaeothripidnoun(zoology) Any thrips in the family Phlaeothripidae.
thysanopteristnounA scientist who studies the Thysanoptera or thrips.
aeolothripidnoun(zoology) Any of the thrips in the family Aeolothripidae.
thysanopternoun(zoology) One of the Thysanoptera.
thunderbugnounA thrips.
tubuliferannounAny of the suborder Tubulifera of thrips.
throscidnoun(zoology) Any beetle of the family Throscidae.
pear thripsnounThe thrips Taeniothrips inconsequens.
phthirapterannoun(entomology) Any member of the order Phthiraptera of lice.
thyrididnoun(zoology) Any moth in the family Thyrididae.
hemipteroidnoun(zoology) A hemipteran or one of the closely related thrips and lice within the Exopterygota
tobacco thripsnounSynonym of onion thrips.
thyreophoridnoun(zoology) Any fly in the family Thyreophoridae, a synonym of the Piophilidae.
thyridiumnoun(entomology) A spot in the wing veins of Neuroptera, Hymenoptera and Trichoptera.
trichopterannounAny insect of the order Trichoptera.
onion thripsnounAn insect of species Thrips tabaci, a pest on onions.
trichopterygidnoun(zoologiy) Any beetle in the family Ptiliidae (syn. Trichopterygidae).
tephiritidnounMisspelling of tephritid. [A member of the Tephritidae, a family of fruit flies.]

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