wheat sawfly
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
wheat sawfly (plural wheat sawflies)
- A small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.
- Any of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.
- Pachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.
Synonyms[edit]
- (Cephus pygmeus): wheat stem fly, wheat stem sawfly
- (Pachynematus extensicornis): grass sawfly
Translations[edit]
Cephus pygmaeus
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References[edit]
- “wheat sawfly”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.