gallfly

Noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gall wasp gall midge gall gnat cynipid gall wasp cynipid wasp gadfly axis bug curmudgeon hymenopteran gallnut dipterous insect gall insect gall mite gall maker

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Hypernyms

wasp insect dipteran dipteron dipterous insect two-winged insects

Hyponyms

Hessian fly Mayetiola destructor

Derivatives

gallflies

Close letter words and terms

galleypot galleyworm gallflower Gallgo Galli Gallia