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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