gall wasp
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Noun
[edit]gall wasp (plural gall wasps)
- Any insect of the family Cynipidae, whose larvae damage plants, particularly oak trees, creating galls.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]- round gall wasp (Cynips conspicua)
- red-pea gall wasp (Cynips divisa)
- spined turbaned gall wasp (Cynips douglasi)
- speckled gall wasp (Cynips mirabilis)
- gray midrib gall wasp (Cynips multipunctatus)
- urchin gall wasp (Cynips quercusechinus)
- oak gall wasp (tribe Cynipini)
- eucalyptus gall wasp (Leptocybe invasa)
- citrus gall wasp (Bruchophagus fellis)
Translations
[edit]insect of the family Cynipidae
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