🔄 Synonyms of "Gallfly"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gall waspnoun | Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls. |
| gall midgenoun | Any insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts. |
| gall gnatnoun | A gall midge. |
| cynipid waspnoun | small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |
| cynipid gall waspnoun | small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Gallfly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| gall waspnoun | Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls. |
| gall midgenoun | Any insect of the Cecidomyiidae family, whose larvae damage crops and other plants, creating galls on the stems and other fleshy parts. |
| gall gnatnoun | A gall midge. |
| cynipid gall waspnoun | small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |
| cynipid waspnoun | small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants |
| gallwaspnoun | Alternative form of gall wasp. [Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.] |
| leaf waspnoun | Synonym of sawfly (Symphyta spp.) |
| gallinippernoun | (US) Any large insect that bites, for example, certain large mosquitos. |
| awl-flynoun | Any fly in the family Xylophagidae, which resemble ichneumon wasps. |
| stableflynoun | Synonym of dogfly. |
| whamenoun | Synonym of whame fly. |
| rail flynoun | Synonym of caddis fly. |
| warbleflynoun | Alternative spelling of warble fly. [Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.] |
| apeflynoun | A 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 flynoun | A hoverfly. |
| wine flynoun | Any of the genus Piophila of small two-winged flies. |
| flower-flynoun | the hover-fly |
| gadflynoun | A person or thing that irritates or instigates. |
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