thrip

Noun

1.

thrip - 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

family Thripidae, Frankliniella fusca, onion louse, onion thrips, thripid, Thripidae, thrips, Thrips tobaci, thysanopter, thysanopteron, thysanopterous insect, tobacco thrips