About The Word Gallfly
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Gallfly
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What's The Definition Of Gallfly?
[n] any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
[n] fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [n] small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants Synonyms | Synonyms for Gallfly: cynipid gall wasp | cynipid wasp | gall gnat | gall midge | gall wasp Related Terms | Find terms related to Gallfly: See Also | Cecidomyidae | Cynipidae | dipteran | dipteron | dipterous insect | family Cecidomyidae | family Cynipidae | Hessian fly | insect | Mayetiola destructor | two-winged insects | wasp Gallfly In Webster's Dictionary \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zo["o]l.)
An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions
galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and
allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}.
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