Thrips

See also: thrips

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin thrips (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek θρίψ (thríps).

Proper noun

Thrips m

A taxonomic genus within the family Thripidae – many common thrips species.

Hyponyms

(genus): Thrips physapus - type species; for other species see i-1 on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Derived terms

Almost all the hundreds of genera in family Thripidae are formed by adding a prefix to Thrips.

Further reading

Thripinae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Thrips on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Thrips on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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