thrips
US /θrɪps/
UK /θrɪps/
명사
총채벌레
any of various minute insects of the order Thysanoptera, typically having a slender body and two pairs of narrow, fringed wings, feeding on plant sap and often damaging crops.
예시:
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The farmer noticed tiny thrips damaging his tomato plants.
농부는 작은 총채벌레가 토마토 식물을 손상시키는 것을 발견했다.
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Thrips can transmit viruses between plants.
총채벌레는 식물 간에 바이러스를 전파할 수 있다.