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Definition: Thrips |
ThripsNoun1. Any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Thrips \Thrips\, noun. [Latin expression, woodworm, Greek]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Biology & Biotechnology | Any of numerous insects (family Thripidae) that are of small often minute size. . . that feed mostly on plant juices and are often destructive pests. . . Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: ThripsSynonyms: thrip (n), thripid (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Thrips |
| English words defined with "thrips": family Thripidae, Frankliniella ♦ genus Frankliniella ♦ order Thysanoptera ♦ Physopod, Pungled ♦ Thripidae, Thysanoptera ♦ Wheat thrips. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "thrips": Tospovirus. (references) |
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| "Thrips" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Thrips" is used about 9 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 100% | 9 | 117,287 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "thrips": genus Thrips ♦ onion thrips ♦ Thrips cerealium ♦ thrips tobaci ♦ tobacco thrips ♦ wheat thrips. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
thrips | 99 |
rose thrips | 11 |
tabaci thrips | 8 |
picture thrips | 5 |
palmi thrips | 3 |
control thrips | 3 |
flower thrips | 2 |
insect thrips | 2 |
flower thrips western | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "thrips"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Bulgarian | дребно насекомо вредител. (various references) | |
Danish | tobaksthrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), til at oedelaegge thrips eller andre vaeksthusinsekter kan bruges rygning ved afbraending af specielle tabletter eller roegproducerende papir,indeholdende hexaklorcyclohexan eller endnu bedre den rene gamma-isomer.Dette er at foretraekke fremfor rygning m (or better still the pure gamma isomer.This is preferable to tobacco fumigation, to destroy thrips or other greenhouse insects, use can be made of fumigation by burning special pastilles or smoke-producing papers containing hexachlorocyclohexane), rugtrips (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), rosenthrips (rose thrips), paerethrips (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), nelliketrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), liljethrips (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), laerkethrips (larch thrips), korntrips (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), kloeverthrips (black thrips, red clover thrips, red thrips), kalthrips (cabbage thrips), begoniathrips (begonia thrips, long-winged thrips), baandet vaeksthusthrips (dracaena thrips, palm thrips), aksthrips (rice aculeated thrips), aertethrips (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips). (various references) | |
Dutch | tabaktrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), tabakthrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), tabakstrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), rijstbibit-blaaspoot (paddy thrips, rice thrips), cacaotrips (cacao thrips, red-banded thrips), erwtentrips (black fly, pea thrips), erwtetrips (bean thrips, black fly, cabbage thrips, pea thrips), graanblaaspoot (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), graanthrips (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), graantrips (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), lelietrips (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), cacaothrips (cacao thrips, red-banded thrips), peretrips (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), vroege akkertrips (cabbage thrips), Scirtothrips citri (citrus thrips), uietrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), vlastrips (flax thrips), voor het doden van thrios en andere in kassen voorkomende insekten kan gebruik worden gemaakt van fumigatie door speciale rookpatronen of rookverwekkende papieren te verbranden die hexachloorcyclohexaan bevatten of,nog beter,het zuivere gamma-isomeer daar (or better still the pure gamma isomer.This is preferable to tobacco fumigation, to destroy thrips or other greenhouse insects, use can be made of fumigation by burning special pastilles or smoke-producing papers containing hexachlorocyclohexane), Liothrips oleae (olive thrips). (various references) | |
Finnish | tupakkaripsiäinen (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), viljaripsiäinen (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), ruusuripsiäinen (rose thrips), peltoripsiäinen (cabbage thrips), palmuripsiäinen (dracaena thrips, palm thrips), päärynäripsiäinen (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), liljaripsiäinen (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), lehtikuusiripsiäinen (larch thrips), kahuripsiäinen (rice aculeated thrips), herneripsiäinen (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), begoniaripsiäinen (begonia thrips, long-winged thrips), apilaripsiäinen (black thrips, red clover thrips, red thrips). (various references) | |
French | thrips. (various references) | |
German | Tabakwespe (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), Tabakthrips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), Tabakblasenfuß (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), Erbsenblasenfuss (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), Getreideblasenfuss (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), gemeiner Getreideblasenfuss (rice aculeated thrips), gelber Begonienblasenfuss (begonia thrips, long-winged thrips), gebaenderter Gewaechshausthrips (dracaena thrips, palm thrips), gebaenderter Gewaechshausblasenfuss (dracaena thrips, palm thrips), Fruehjahrsackerblasenfuss (cabbage thrips), Flachsthrips (flax thrips), Flachsfliege (flax thrips), japanischer Reisblasenfuss (rice aculeated thrips), Erbsenthrips (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), Kleeblasenfuss (black thrips, red clover thrips, red thrips), Erbsenblasenfuß (black fly, pea thrips), Bohnenblasenfuss (bean thrips), Bluetenblasenfuss (rice aculeated thrips), Birnenthrips (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), Birnenblasenfuss (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), Flachsblasenfuss (flax thrips), Olivenblasenfuss (olive thrips), Zitrusblasenfuss (citrus thrips), um Blasenfüße und andere Treibhausinsekten su vernichten,kann eine Räucherungsmethode angewendet werden,durch verbrennen von Pillen,oder Rauch erzeugende Papiere,die Hexachlorocylohexane,oder besser noch eine Gamma Isomer enthalten;dies ist einer Räuc (or better still the pure gamma isomer.This is preferable to tobacco fumigation, to destroy thrips or other greenhouse insects), Rosenthrips (rose thrips), Rosenblasenfuss (rose thrips), Reissaatblasenfuss (paddy thrips, rice thrips), Reisblasenfuss (paddy thrips, rice thrips), Kakaoblasenfuss (cacao thrips, red-banded thrips), Oliventhrips (olive thrips), amerikanischer Weizenblasenfuss (flower Thrips, grain thrips, strawberry Thrips), Lilienthrips (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), Lilienblasenfuss (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), Laerchenblasenfuss (larch thrips), Kohlruebenblasenfuss (cabbage thrips), Kleethrips (black thrips, red clover thrips, red thrips), Zwiebelblasenfuss (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), Kakaothrips (cacao thrips, citrus thrips, red-banded thrips), Orangenblasenfuss (citrus thrips). (various references) | |
Greek | θυσανόπτερα. (various references) | |
Hungarian | dohánytripsz, borsótripsz. (various references) | |
Italian | tripide del giglio (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), teniotripide bruno (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), tripide bruno del grano (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), tripide dei cereali (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), tripide del fagiolo (bean thrips), tripide dell'olivo (olive thrips), tripide del grano (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), tripide del larice (larch thrips), tripide del lino (flax thrips), tripide del pero (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), tripide del pisello (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), tripide del tabacco (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), tripide della rosa (rose thrips), tripide del cacao (cacao thrips, citrus thrips, red-banded thrips), fisapode dei piselli (black fly, pea thrips), liotripide dell'olivo (olive thrips), fleotripide dell'olivo (olive thrips). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | ipsthray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | trips do tabaco (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), tripídeo da ervilha (black fly, pea thrips), tripídeo da cebola e do tabaco (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), para destruir os trips e outros insectos de estufa,pode-se recorrer ás fumigações queimando pastilhas especiais ou papeis fumígenos que contenham,hexaclorociclohexano ou,melhor ainda,o isómero gama puro que é preferível s fumigações de tabaco (or better still the pure gamma isomer.This is preferable to tobacco fumigation, to destroy thrips or other greenhouse insects, use can be made of fumigation by burning special pastilles or smoke-producing papers containing hexachlorocyclohexane). (various references) | |
Spanish | trips de los agrios (citrus thrips), thrips de la cebolla y del tabaco (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), thrips del guisante (black fly, pea thrips), tripido de listas rojas (cacao thrips, red-banded thrips), tripido del guisante (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), trips de la cebolla (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), trips del trigo (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), trips de los cereales (black wheat thrips, corn thrips, grain thrips), trips del alerce (larch thrips), trips del cacao (cacao thrips, citrus thrips, red-banded thrips), trips del fríjol (bean thrips), trips del guisante (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips), trips del lino (flax thrips), trips del peral (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), trips del rosal (rose thrips), trips (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), arañuela del olivo (olive thrips), piojillo negro (olive thrips), piojillo del tabaco (common cotton thrips, onion thrips, potato thrips, tobacco thrips), para destruir los trips y otros insectos de invernadero, se puede recurrir a las fumigaciones quemando pastillas especiales o papeles fumígenos que contengan hexaclorociclohexano o, mejor todavía, el isómero gamma puro, que es preferible a las fumigaci (or better still the pure gamma isomer.This is preferable to tobacco fumigation, to destroy thrips or other greenhouse insects, use can be made of fumigation by burning special pastilles or smoke-producing papers containing hexachlorocyclohexane). (various references) | |
Swedish | rosentrips (rose thrips), rågtrips (rice aculeated thrips), pärontrips (fruit tree thrips, pear thrips), olivtrips (olive thrips), lintrips (flax thrips), liljetrips (lily bulb thrips, lily thrips), korstrips (dracaena thrips, palm thrips), klövertrips (black thrips, red clover thrips, red thrips), begoniatrips (begonia thrips, long-winged thrips), barrträdstrips (larch thrips), åkertrips (cabbage thrips), ärttrips (bean thrips, black fly, pea thrips). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Frankiliena occidentalis. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "thrips" (pronounced thri"ps) |
| 4 | -r i" p s | drips, grips, outstrips, rips, strips, trips. |
| 3 | -i" p s | blips, chips, clips, dips, eclipse, ellipse, equips, flips, hips, lips, microchips, pips, quips, ships, sips, skips, slips, snips, tips, whips, zips. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "h-i-p-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: piths, shirt, spirt, sprit, stirp, strip, thrip, trips. | |
-2 letters: hips, hist, hits, phis, pish, pith, pits, rips, ship, shri, sith, spit, stir, thir, this, tips, trip. | |
-3 letters: hip, his, hit, its, phi, pht, pis, pit, psi, rip, sip, sir, sit, sri, tip, tis. | |
-4 letters: hi, is, it, pi, sh, si, ti. | |
| Words containing the letters "h-i-p-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: harpist, hipster, spright. | |
+2 letters: aphorist, harpists, hipsters, philters, philtres, pitchers, sprights, starship, strophic, superhit, trampish, tranship, triphase, triumphs, trophies, uprights. | |
+3 letters: aphorists, arhatship, atrophias, atrophies, chapiters, chirpiest, courtship, graphites, heliports, hemipters, hoopskirt, nephrites, nephritis, perianths, phratries, plighters, poortiths, prettyish, prohibits, prothesis, sophistry, spheriest, sphincter, sprightly, starships, storeship, superhits, superthin, tephrites, therapies, therapist, therapsid, tranships, transship, trephines, triglyphs, trigraphs, trimorphs, triptychs, troopship, tutorship. | |
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