thrips 
(thrĭps)
(thrĭps)n. pl. thrips
Any of various minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, having usually four narrow wings fringed with hairs, and many of which are major pests of cereals and fruit trees.
[Latin thrīps, woodworm, from Greek.]
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