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Gallfly   Listen
Gallfly

noun
(pl. gallflies)
1.
Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants.  Synonyms: cynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp.
2.
Fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants.  Synonyms: gall gnat, gall midge.
3.
Any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed.





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Words linked to "Gallfly" :   dipteran, Cecidomyidae, insect, dipterous insect, two-winged insects, family Cecidomyidae, Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor, Cynipidae, family Cynipidae, wasp, dipteron, cynipid wasp


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