sawfly
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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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| —n , pl -flies | |
| any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor | |
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