Definition of Sawfly
Saw´fly`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
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
.
Related Words
birch
leaf
miner
,
family
Tenthredinidae
,
Fenusa
pusilla
,
hymenopter
,
hymenopteran
,
hymenopteron
,
hymenopterous
insect
,
Tenthredinidae
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Saw-billed widgeon
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Saw-wort
Saw-wrest
Sawarra nut
Sawbelly
Sawbill
Sawbones
Sawbuck
Sawceflem
Sawder
Sawdust
Sawer
Sawfish
Sawhorse
Sawmill
Sawneb
Sawtooth
Sawtry
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