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rose-slug

American  
[rohz-sluhg] / ˈroʊzˌslʌg /

noun

  1. the larva of any of several sawflies, especially Endelomyia aethiops or Cladius isomerus, that skeletonize the foliage of roses.

Etymology

Origin of rose-slug

First recorded in 1875–80

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