Thrips

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Translingual

Etymology

From Latin thrips (“woodworm”), from Ancient Greek θρίψ (thríps).

Proper noun

Thrips m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thripidae – many common thrips species.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

  • Almost all the hundreds of genera in family Thripidae are formed by adding a prefix to Thrips.

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