Found 2 items, similar to thrips.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: thrips thrips n : any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive [syn: thrip, thripid]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Thrips 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 various other small injurious insects. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]