Sawfly


noun, plural sawflies.
1.
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.
noun (pl) -flies
1.
any of various hymenopterous insects of the family Tenthredinidae and related families, the females of which have a sawlike ovipositor

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