- thrips
- thrips [thrips]n.pl. thrips [L < Gr, lit., wood-worm]any of an order (Thysanoptera) of very small, destructive, usually winged insects that suck the juices of plants
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
English World dictionary. V. Neufeldt. 2014.
thrips — /thrips/, n., pl. thrips. any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants. [1650 60; < NL < Gk thríps (sing.) woodworm] * … Universalium
thrips — [ trips ] n. m. • 1765; mot gr. ♦ Zool. Insecte archiptère (thysanoptères) de petite taille, qui s attaque à de nombreuses plantes. Thrips de la vigne, du pois. ● thrips nom masculin (grec thrips, ver qui ronge le bois) Petit insecte thysanoptère … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thrips — Thrips, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips ({Thrips cerealium}). [1913 Webster] Note: The term is also popularly applied to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thrips — der; , e <aus gr. thríps »Holzwurm«> Blasenfüßer, ein Insekt mit Haftblasen an den Beinen (Biol.) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
Thrips — Thrips, so v.w. Blasenwanze 1) … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Thrips — Thrips, Blasenfuß, s. Blasenfüßer … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
THRIPS — inter quatuor vermium genera, quae lignum infestant, memoratut Plinio, l. 16. c. 41. Culicibus vero similes, thripas: ex Graeco θρίψ. A quo erosa ligna priscos Lacones pro sigillis habuisse, Hercule inventore, refert apud Hesychium Philostephanus … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
thrips — (also thrip) ► NOUN (pl. same) ▪ a minute black insect which sucks plant sap, noted for swarming on warm still summer days. ORIGIN Greek, woodworm … English terms dictionary
Thrips — Thunderbug redirects here. For the NHL mascot, see List of National Hockey League mascots. For the type genus, see Thrips (genus). Thrips Temporal range: 299–0 Ma … Wikipedia
Thrips — Thysanoptera Thysanoptères … Wikipédia en Français