Gall Wasp Definition

noun
Any of a family (Cynipidae) of tiny hymenopteran insects whose larvae produce galls in plants, esp. oaks and roses.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • cynipid gall wasp
  • cynipid wasp
  • gallfly

Other Word Forms of Gall Wasp

Noun

Singular:
gall wasp
Plural:
gall-wasps

Gall Wasp Sentence Examples

  • It is caused by a tiny gall wasp Andricus aries.

  • Once the parasitoid larva hatches from the egg it will kill and consume the larva of the gall wasp.

  • All the invading gall wasp species in the UK are also native to the same region.

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Words Starting With

GGAGAL

Words Ending With

PSPASP

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