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Suborder Terebrantia
Aeolothripidae
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Uzelothripidae


Suborder Tubulifera
Phlaeothripidae

Thrips: singular or plural?

Like the words sheep, deer or moose, the word thrips is used for both the singular and plural forms, so there may be many thrips or a single thrips. The word thrips is from the Greek, meaning "wood louse"

Published in: 19/11/2016
Authors: Adriano Cavalleri