thrips

6 letters · noun · scores 1,400 in SpellHuntr

noun

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

Thrips in a sentence

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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