| 释义 |
sawfly
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1. : any of numerous hymenopterous insects constituting a superfamily Tenthredinoidea, having the female usually with a pair of serrated blades in her ovipositor that are used to make the incisions in leaves and stems of plants in which the eggs are laid, developing from larvae that resemble lepidopterous caterpillars but usually have more numerous prolegs, and including many destructive pests of plants that feed on foliage or mine in leaves and stems
2. : any of various other hymenopterous insects of similar habits and form |