Search:sawfly -> SAWFLY
sawfly
s a w f l y hex:#115;#97;#119;#102;#108;#121;
The Salt of the World?
- Sawfly - n. - Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to the family Tenthredinidae. The female usually has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of Lepidoptera.
- Slug - n. - Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth which creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug.