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<zoology> Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium).
The term is also popularly applied to various other small injurious insects.
Origin: L, a woodworm, Gr.
(01 Mar 1998)
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