Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Gallfly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gallfly
n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
plants [syn: {gall wasp}, {cynipid wasp}, {cynipid gall
wasp}]
2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
[syn: {gall midge}, {gall gnat}]
3: any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants
causing galls in which the larvae feed
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