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Sawfly   Listen
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Sawfly  n.  (Zool.) 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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Words linked to "Sawfly" :   birch leaf miner, Fenusa pusilla, Tenthredinidae, hymenopteron, family Tenthredinidae, hymenopter



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