thrip

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

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The thrip to shore was not enough, and he's taking a wee turn further." — Adrift in the Wilds; Or, The Adventures of Two Shipwrecked Boys, Edward Sylvester Ellis
Phwat wid two thrips wid th' rackets an' th' dhrag av th' wolf, 'twill not be bad. — The Promise: A Tale of the Great Northwest, James B. (James Beardsley) Hendryx
In the biting lice (Mallophaga) the mouth is mandibulate; in the Thrips it is mandibulate, the jaws being free, and the maxillæ bearing palpi, while the Pediculi are suctorial, and the true bugs are eminently so. — Our Common Insects: A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses, A. S. (Alpheus Spring) Packard

thrips, thripid

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