iris sawfly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Rhadinoceraea micans, a species of sawfly which feeds on plants of the genus Iris.

Word forms

iris sawfly iris sawflies

Etymology

From iris + sawfly, so called because its larvae feed on Iris-genus plants.

Related words

Rhadinoceraea micans
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