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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the family Thripidæ.
- Having the characters of or belonging to the thysanopterous family Thripidæ.
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- noun zoology Any member of the Thripidae.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- 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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