Definition

Noun A very small insect that feeds by sucking sap from plants. Many species in this group are harmful to crops and can cause significant damage. They are characterized by having slender, fringed wings, if wings are present at all.

Examples of Usage

• The farmer was concerned about a potential thripid infestation in his greenhouse.
• Under the microscope, the thripid's narrow, feathery wings were clearly visible.
• This particular thripid is known to attack a wide variety of ornamental plants.

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in agricultural and entomological contexts when discussing pest management.
• It can be used attributively (like an adjective) to describe related concepts, e.g., "thripid damage" or "thripid population."

Variants and Related Words

• Thrips: This is the more common common name and the name of the insect order (Thysanoptera) to which thripids belong. "Thripid" is a more formal or scientific term for an insect in this group.
• Thunderfly: A common British name for these insects.

Synonyms

• Thunderfly
• Thrips (when used to refer to the insect itself)

Notes on Different Meanings

The word "thripid" has a very specific meaning in zoology and does not have other common definitions. It refers exclusively to insects of the family Thripidae within the order Thysanoptera.

Noun

1. any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive