gallfly

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
• Syn:
gall wasp, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall wasp
• Hypernyms:
wasp
• Member Holonyms:
Cynipidae, family Cynipidae
2. fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
• Syn:
gall midge, gall gnat
• Hypernyms:
dipterous insect, two-winged insects, dipteran, dipteron
• Hyponyms:
Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor
• Member Holonyms:
Cecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae
3. any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
• Hypernyms:
insect