Associations to the word «Sawfly»

Wiktionary

SAWFLY, noun. Any of various flying insects of the suborder Symphyta whose ovipositor is long and often serrated and is used to cut into plants to lay eggs.

Dictionary definition

SAWFLY, noun. Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant.

Wise words

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