sawfly
[ saw-flahy ]
/ ˈsɔˌflaɪ /
noun, plural saw·flies.
any of numerous hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae, the female of which has a sawlike ovipositor for inserting the eggs in the tissues of a host plant.
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Example sentences from the Web for sawfly
These sawfly larvae need looking after and can be killed by spraying.
Sawfly larvae can at once be recognized by the curious positions they assume, and by the number of pro-legs, which exceeds ten.
Enemies: The larch is subject to the attacks of a sawfly, which has killed many trees of the American species.
Studies of Trees |Jacob Joshua Levison
British Dictionary definitions for sawfly
sawfly
/ (ˈsɔːˌflaɪ) /
noun plural -flies
any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor