Thesaurus: sawfly

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1. n. 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.
2. n. insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
3. Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ. 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 larvæ resemble those of Lepidoptera.
4. Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belongingto the family Tenthredinidæ. The female usually has an ovipositorcontaining a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions inthe leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larværesemble those of Lepidoptera.
5. n. insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant