English Explanatory Dictionary

wheat sawfly

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
  2. Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.
  3. Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.

Word forms

wheat sawfly wheat sawflies

Synonyms

wheat stem fly wheat stem sawfly grass sawfly
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