Gallfly
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
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Senses
Wordset Dictionary
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
Wordset Dictionary
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- cynipid gall waspcynipid waspgall gnatgall midgegall wasp
- plural
- Gallflies
- possessive
- Gallfly's
- pluralpossessive
- Gallflies'