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GALLFLY
gallfly
(noun) any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
gallfly (plural gallflies)
Any of various flies which produce galls.
Synonyms
• gall wasp
Source: Wiktionary
Gall"fly`, n.; pl. Gallflies (. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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