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gallfly
(encz) | gallfly, n: |
Gallfly
(gcide) | Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. Gallflies. (Zool.)
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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gallfly
(wn) | gallfly
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
plants [syn: gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp,
cynipid gall wasp]
2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
[syn: gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat]
3: any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants
causing galls in which the larvae feed |
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Gallfly
(gcide) | Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. Gallflies. (Zool.)
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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