Noun: sawfly 'so,flI
- Insect whose female has a saw-like ovipositor for inserting eggs into the leaf or stem tissue of a host plant
"The sawfly larvae caused extensive damage to the rose bushes"
Derived forms: sawflies
Type of: hymenopter, hymenopteran, hymenopteron, hymenopterous insect
Part of: family Tenthredinidae, Tenthredinidae
Encyclopedia: Sawfly