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sawfly

/saw-flahy/US // ˈsɔˌflaɪ //UK // (ˈsɔːˌflaɪ) //

蝴蝶,锯末,蝗虫,锯齿虫

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    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.

Examples

  • Apparently the ichneumon fly (Ophion obscurum), and not the true sawfly, is meant.

  • It would be difficult to find any obvious connexion between music and the Giant Sawfly.

  • Enemies: The larch is subject to the attacks of a sawfly, which has killed many trees of the American species.

  • With this instrument the female sawfly cuts a slit in the stem or leaf of a plant, into which she introduces her egg.

  • These sawfly larvae need looking after and can be killed by spraying.