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sawfly
[ saw-flahy ]
/ ˈsɔˌflaɪ /
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noun, plural saw·flies.
any of numerous hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae, the female of which has a sawlike ovipositor for inserting the eggs in the tissues of a host plant.
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sawfly
/ (ˈsɔːˌflaɪ) /
noun plural -flies
any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor
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