SAWFLY


Meaning of SAWFLY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌflī ]

noun

Date: 1773

: any of numerous hymenopterous insects (superfamily Tenthredinoidea and especially family Tenthredinidae) with the female usually having a sawlike ovipositor and with the larva resembling a plant-feeding caterpillar

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.