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1. (n.) gallfly
any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants, causing the formation of galls.
Etymology: (1815–25)
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1. (noun) gall wasp, gallfly, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall wasp
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
2. (noun) gall midge, gallfly, gall gnat
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
3. (noun) gallfly
any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
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1. (noun) gallfly
an insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall
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