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Thrip

noun

Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive. Synonyms: thripid, thrips.

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... curious names in them days. A dime was called a thrip. Fourpen was about the same value as three cents or maybe a little more. It took three of 'em to make a thrip. There was all sorts ...

— Slave Narratives, Oklahoma - A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From - Interviews with Former Slaves • Various

Words linked to "Thrip" : onion louse, thysanopter, Frankliniella fusca, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect