Canadian English Meaning of sawfly
Sawfly
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sawfly (n)
insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
sawfly (n.)
Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.
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Sawfly
insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plantAny one of numerous species of hymenopterous insect
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sawfish => sawfish, sawer => Saw, sawed-off shotgun => Sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off => Sawn-off, sawed => sawn,
