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Gallfly

nounid 62398·updated May 18, 2026
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any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

Unknownauthoritativeglossary_import_default_pending_classifier

Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
cynipid gall waspcynipid waspgall gnatgall midgegall wasp
plural
Gallflies
possessive
Gallfly's
pluralpossessive
Gallflies'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed
§2
fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
§3
small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants

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