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sawfly Synonyms

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• noun (Context 1)

Any of numerous insects belonging to the suborder Symphyta (related to wasps, bees, and ants), characterized by a broad connection between the abdomen and thorax and females that possess a saw-like ovipositor used to slice into plants to lay eggs.

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"The gardener was dismayed to find that symphytan larvae had completely skeletonized the leaves of her prized rose bushes."

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