• (n.) 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. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/gallfly/
Gall'fly` noun ; plural Gallflies (Zoology) 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 . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/G/4