sawfly meaning

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sawfly (noun): insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant.

Definition of sawfly

  1. insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant

    Type of: hymenopterous insect

    Kinds: birch leaf miner

Scrabble score: 15 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in LY · 6-letter words

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