DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan
18.118.166.94
Search for:
▼[Show options]
[Pronunciation] [Help] [Database Info] [Server Info]

3 definitions found

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 gall·fly /ˈgɔlˌflaɪ/
 五倍子蟲

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Gall·fly n.; pl. Gallflies  Zool. An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus Cynips and allied genera. See Illust. of Gall.
 ◄ ►

From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 gallfly
      n 1: small solitary wasp that produces galls on oaks and other
           plants [syn: gall wasp, cynipid wasp, cynipid gall
            wasp]
      2: fragile mosquito-like flies that produce galls on plants
         [syn: gall midge, gall gnat]
      3: any of various insects that deposit their eggs in plants
         causing galls in which the larvae feed