thrips
/θrɪps/(亦作thrip)
noun
(复同单)
1- a minute black winged insect which sucks plant sap and can be a serious pest of ornamental and food plants when present in large numbers. Thrips swarm on warm still summer days and cause irritation by crawling on the skin.蓟马。亦称THUNDERBUG, THUNDERFLY.
1.1
- Order Thysanoptera: many species, including the pea thrips (Kakothrips robustus), which can cause considerable losses to pea crops.缨翅目：多种, 包括造成豌豆大量减产的豌豆壮蓟马（拉丁名Kakothrips robustus）。
词源
late 18th cent.: via Latin from Greek， literally 'woodworm'.