thrips

θrɪps

Definition

Definition of thrips - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

insect

TECH.

small insects with slender bodies and feathery wings

TECH.

Thrips can damage plants by feeding on them.
Thrips can cause significant damage to crops.
Gardeners often struggle to control thrips infestations.

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small insects with slender bodies and feathery wings

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onion thrips

insect pest damaging onion plants

Onion thrips are causing severe damage to the onion fields.

tobacco thrips

small insect harmful to tobacco and peanuts

Tobacco thrips can damage young tobacco plants.

Origin of thrips

Greek, thrips (woodworm)

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French:thrips, ...
German:Thripse, ...
Italian:tripidi, ...
Spanish:trips, ...
Portuguese:tripes, ...
Chinese:蓟马, ...
Japanese:ツマグロヒョウモン, ...
Arabic:تِرْبِس, ...
Hebrew:טְרִיפְּס, ...
Russian:трипсы, ...
Ukrainian:трипси, ...
Hindi:थ्रिप्स, ...
Bengali:থ্রিপস, ...
Catalan:trips, ...
Czech:třásněnka, ...
Danish:trips, ...
Dutch:trips, ...
Greek:θρίπας, ...
Hungarian:tripsz, ...
Khmer:សត្វល្អិតទ្រីប, ...
Korean:총채벌레, ...
Persian:تریپس, ...
Polish:wciornastek, ...
Portuguese (BR):trips, ...
Romanian:trips, ...
Swedish:trips, ...
Thai:ทริปส์, ...
Turkish:trips, ...
Vietnamese:bọ trĩ, ...

thrip

θrɪp

Definition of thrip - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

insect

TECH.

tiny insect that feeds on plants

TECH.

The gardener noticed several thrips damaging the rose bushes.
Thrips can cause significant damage to crops.
The farmer used pesticides to control thrips.

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tiny insect that feeds on plants

Origin of thrip

Greek, thrips (woodworm)

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French:thrips, ...
German:Thripse, ...
Italian:tripide, ...
Spanish:trips, ...
Portuguese:tripes, ...
Chinese:蓟马, ...
Japanese:スリップス, ...
Arabic:تِرْبِس, ...
Hebrew:טְרִיפְּס, ...
Russian:трипс, ...
Ukrainian:трипс, ...
Hindi:थ्रिप, ...
Bengali:থ্রিপ, ...
Catalan:trips, ...
Czech:třásněnka, ...
Danish:thrips, ...
Dutch:trips, ...
Greek:θρίπας, ...
Hungarian:tripsz, ...
Khmer:សត្វល្អិតទ្រីប, ...
Korean:총채벌레, ...
Persian:تریپ, ...
Polish:wciornastek, ...
Portuguese (BR):tripes, ...
Romanian:trips, ...
Swedish:trips, ...
Thai:เพลี้ยไฟ, ...
Turkish:trips, ...
Vietnamese:bọ trĩ, ...

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Definition of thrips - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun, plural

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Expressions with thrips

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Definition of thrip - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

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Origin of thrip

Terms related to thrip

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