English Explanatory Dictionary

leaf-miner fly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fly in the family Agromyzidae, most larvae of which are leaf miners on various plants.

Word forms

leaf-miner fly leaf-miner flies leaf miner fly

Etymology

From leaf + miner (the larva feeds on leaves from the inside) + fly.

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