Thrĭps, n.
n. [Lat., Gr. θρίψ, a wood-worm, probably from τρίβειν, to rub.] (Entom.) A genus of small, spotted flies, found in the flowers of plants, or upon the leaves, or in the crevices of the bark, and the like. Harris.
n. [Lat., Gr. θρίψ, a wood-worm, probably from τρίβειν, to rub.] (Entom.) A genus of small, spotted flies, found in the flowers of plants, or upon the leaves, or in the crevices of the bark, and the like. Harris.