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Gallfly

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gall waspnounAny insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
gall midgenounAny insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
gall gnatnounA gall midge.
cynipid waspnounsmall solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
cynipid gall waspnounsmall solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

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gall waspnounAny insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
gall midgenounAny insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts.
gall gnatnounA gall midge.
cynipid gall waspnounsmall solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
cynipid waspnounsmall solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
gallwaspnounAlternative form of gall wasp. [Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.]
leaf waspnounSynonym of sawfly (Symphyta spp.)
gallinippernoun(US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos.
awl-flynounAny fly in the family Xylophagidae, which resemble ichneumon wasps.
stableflynounSynonym of dogfly.
whamenounSynonym of whame fly.
rail flynounSynonym of caddis fly.
warbleflynounAlternative spelling of warble fly. [Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.]
apeflynounA small lycaenid butterfly native to South- and Southeast Asia, Spalgis epius, whose pupa is said to look like a monkey's face.
ichneumon flynoun(inaccurately named) ichneumon wasp
whame flynoun(dated) The horsefly or gadfly.
flower flynounA hoverfly.
wine flynounAny of the genus Piophila of small two-winged flies.
flower-flynounthe hover-fly
gadflynounA person or thing that irritates or instigates.

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