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Small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
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gallfly
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Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various fly which produce galls.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants [syn: gall wasp , cynipid wasp , cynipid gall wasp ] fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants [syn: gall midge , gall gnat ] any of various insects that deposit their eggs ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. Gallflies . (Zo["o]l.) An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall .