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Sawfly logo #10101) Horntail
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Sawfly

Sawfly logo #10101) Hymenopter 2) Hymenopteran 3) Hymenopteron 4) Hymenopterous insect 5) Relative of the wasp
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Sawfly

Sawfly logo #21000 Sawfly is the common name for insects belonging to suborder Symphyta of the order Hymenoptera. Sawflies are distinguishable from most other hymenopterans by the broad connection between the abdomen and the thorax, and by their caterpillar-like larvae. The common name comes from the saw-like appearance of the ovipositor, which the females use to cu...
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Sawfly

Sawfly logo #21002• (n.) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.
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sawfly

sawfly logo #21003any of a large group of widely distributed insects that are thought to be the most primitive group within the order Hymenoptera. Adults are wasplike ... [3 related articles]
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Sawfly

Sawfly logo #20972Saw'fly` noun (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidæ . The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvæ ...
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sawfly

sawfly logo #20400[n] - insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
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Sawfly

Sawfly logo #20785NATO designation for soviet submarine-launched ballistic missile RSM-25 [SU]
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sawfly

sawfly logo #20974 noun insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
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sawfly

sawfly logo #21221Any of several families of insects of the order Hymenoptera, related to bees, wasps, and ants, but lacking a `waist` on the body. The egg-laying tube (ovipositor) of the female is surrounded by a pair of sawlike organs, which it uses to make a slit in a plant stem to lay its eggs. Horntails are closely related
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