thrips, ĭpis, m., = θρίψ, a wood-worm.
I Lit., Plin. 16, 41, 80, § 220.—
II Transf., trifles , worthless things , = quisquiliae, Mart. Cap. 2, § 164 (al. thriptes).
·noun Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants...
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