OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 13757

thrips

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tisanóptero
Any of the many small insects of the order Thysanoptera, especially those that attack useful plants.
2002, Thrips, article in International Wildlife Encyclopedia Volume 19, Picture caption, page 2676, The thousands of thrips species include among their number the smallest of all w…
The turnrows and margins of the fields should be cultivated often enough to prevent the growth of weeds, many forms of which harbor the onion thrips.
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