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
"The greenhouse crops were damaged by a thrips infestation";
- thrips, thripid
Derived forms: thrips
Type of: thysanopter, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect
Part of: family Thripidae, Thripidae
Encyclopedia: Thrip