Word
Sawfly
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2 Syllables
How it's divided?
saw-fly
Definition
- 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.
- noun - Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
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