Wheat sawfly

Noun

Definitions

1.NounA small European sawfly (Cephus pygmeus) whose larvae damage wheat by boring in the stalks.

2.NounAny of several small American sawflies of the genus Dolerus, whose larvae damage the stems or heads of wheat.

3.NounPachynematus extensicornis, whose larvae feed chiefly on the blades of wheat.

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