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thrips in American English
any of an order (Thysanoptera) of very small, destructive, usually winged insects that suck the juices of plants
noun: any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, that have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs and that infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants

thrips in British English
noun: any of various small slender-bodied insects of the order Thysanoptera, typically having piercing mouthparts and narrow feathery wings and feeding on plant sap. Some species are serious plant pests

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