<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>thrips</li></ul><p><strong>Plural:</strong></p><ul><li>thrips</li></ul><p><strong>Definition:</strong></p><ul><li>Any of several minute insects of the order Thysanoptera</li><li>Have long, narrow wings fringed with hairs</li><li>Infest and feed on a wide variety of weeds and crop plants</li></ul>