English Explanatory Dictionary

Hessian fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Mayetiola destructor, a species of fly that is a significant pest of cereal crops.

Word forms

Hessian fly Hessian flies

Etymology

The fly was thought to have been accidentally imported into North America by Hessian soldiers during the Revolutionary War.

Synonyms

barley midge wheat midge
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