Thripid (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Thrips are known to be major pests of greenhouse crops, particularly those plants with soft leaves and flowers.
- The tiny thripid was barely visible to the naked eye, its delicate wings a blur as it flew from flower to flower.
- Inspecting the plant more closely revealed a thripid infestation that had grown unchecked for some time, sucking the life from the tender shoots.
- Biologists have been studying the unusual life cycle of certain thripid species, in which some generations reproduce parthenogenically.
- A single thripid can be the precursor to a major infestation if left unchecked, spreading its eggs and larvae throughout the garden.