sawfly

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. Source: opted

2. n. insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant Source: wordnet

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. Source: webster

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. Source: adambom

5. n. insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant Source: ecdict

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