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English noun: gallfly

1. gallfly (animal) small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other plants


Synonymscynipid gall wasp, cynipid wasp, gall wasp


Broader (hypernym)wasp


Member meronymCynipidae, family Cynipidae

2. gallfly (animal) fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants


Synonymsgall gnat, gall midge


Broader (hypernym)dipteran, dipteron, dipterous insect, two-winged insects


Narrower (hyponym)Hessian fly, Mayetiola destructor


Member meronymCecidomyidae, family Cecidomyidae

3. gallfly (animal) any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants causing galls in which the larvae feed


Broader (hypernym)insect









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