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THRIPIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Synonyms:
family Thripidae; Thripidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Thripidae" is a kind of...):
arthropod family (any of the arthropods)
Meronyms (members of "Thripidae"):
thrip; thripid; thrips (any of various small to minute sucking insects with narrow feathery wings if any; they feed on plant sap and many are destructive)
Frankliniella; genus Frankliniella (tobacco thrips)
genus Thrips (type genus of the Thripidae)
Holonyms ("Thripidae" is a member of...):
order Thysanoptera; Thysanoptera (thrips)